Baseball category: 2631 books
by O-O Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Every year when the major league baseball season hits off in April, millions of people around the world embark on a six month extravaganza of baseball betting. Some do it just for fun, some follow complex systems trying to win the elusive riches, some just blunder along happily. In nearly every instance, you, the bettor, will be losing money.
Hopefully this guide helps you enjoy the season.
Clayton Kershaw: Pitching Ace
SportStars: Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Meet Baseball's Most Dominant Pitcher!
Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Clayton Kershaw already had big-league dreams. From an early age, the talented phenom received much praise for his commanding pitching skills. By the time the hard-working athlete reached high school, the legendary Los Angeles...
The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 10th Edition
From baseball's history to today's favorite players—with lots of home run fun in between!
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
“Everything you want in a kid’s book” (Associated Press) this informative and accessible guide to America’s favorite pastime covers everything from baseball’s history to today’s favorite players—with lots of home run fun in between.
by Robert W. Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
The New York Yankees are Major League Baseball’s most renowned and successful franchise. Baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter have all worn the famous navy blue and white pinstripes. The Yankees have won 27 World Series championships, and 29 players who spent at least...
Dynasty
The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
A unique look at the inner workings of a major league baseball team and how the Red Sox went from perennial losers to baseball's next dynasty.
When the Boston Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series, they did more than win their second world championship in four seasons---they...
by Steven Travers
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
From their origins as the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1884, through their departure from their beloved borough in 1957, to their record-breaking popularity in sunny Los Angeles, the Dodgers baseball team has been an unstoppable force in professional baseball for well over a century. The franchise has captured...
You Stink!
Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
A satiric look at the jeer-ful side of our national pastime
There are countless volumes celebrating the best teams in professional baseball. Unfortunately, winning represents only one side of the game. For every champion’s record-setting season, there has been an equally memorable story of...
Making My Pitch
A Woman's Baseball Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men’s collegiate game....
Idiot
Beating The Curse and Enjoying the Game of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Dear Baseball Fan:
I know what you’re thinking: Couldn’t he have come up with a better title?
My mother agrees with you, but unfortunately Genius just doesn’t have the same ring.
Let’s get something straight right away. I may be an idiot, but I’ve tried to do more in...
Alou
My Baseball Journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Growing up in a tiny shack in the Dominican Republic, Felipe Alou never dreamed he would be the first man to go from his country to play and manage in Major League Baseball—and also the first to play in the World Series. Today, the Dominican Republic produces more Major League players than any country...
Raceball
How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
From an award-winning writer, the first linked history of African Americans and Latinos in Major League Baseball
After peaking at 27 percent of all major leaguers in 1975, African Americans now make up less than one-tenth--a decline unimaginable in other men's pro sports. The number of Latin...
by Sol White
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Sol White was a star player and manager in the early years of organized black baseball. In 1907 he teamed with sports writer and team owner Walter Schlichter to publish the first and only history of the stars, teams, and great feats of the era. The writing is all White’s; Schlicter provided the...
The Colonel and Hug
The Partnership that Transformed the New York Yankees
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
From the team’s inception in 1903, the New York Yankees were a floundering group that played as second-class citizens to the New York Giants. With four winning seasons to date, the team was purchased in 1915 by Jacob Ruppert and his partner, Cap “Til” Huston. Three years later, when Ruppert...
Perfect
The Inside Story of Baseball's Twenty Perfect Games
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Among baseball achievements, the perfect game—one in which no runners reach base—remains the greatest. Though many have come close, only 20 pitchers have achieved such perfection in more than a century of baseball. This exhaustive compendium examines the fascinating story behind every perfect...