Baseball category: 2631 books
Glory Days in Tribe Town
The Cleveland Indians and Jacobs Field 1994–1997
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Relive the most thrilling seasons of Cleveland Indians baseball in recent memory! Remember the excitement of those first years at Jacobs Field? When it seemed the Indians could find a way to win almost any game? When screaming fans rocked the jam-packed stands every night? When a brash young...
The Tropic of Baseball
Baseball in the Dominican Republic
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
In a new afterword Rob Ruck looks at the current state of baseball in the country that has produced Sammy Sosa and many other major league stars.
Hits and Misses in the Baseball Draft
What the Top Picks Teach Us About Selecting Tomorrow's Major League Stars
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
If unpredictability is so much of what makes sports compelling, the baseball draft might be the best place to look. This book explores the intricate uncertainties of the draft and the people who face it. Since the modern draft began in 1965, major league teams have attempted, with varying degrees...
The Great Eight
The 1975 Cincinnati Reds
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The 1975 Cincinnati Reds, also known as the “Big Red Machine,” are not just one of the most memorable teams in baseball history—they are unforgettable. While the Reds dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976, it was the ’75 team that surpassed them all, winning 108 games and beating...
Down on the Korner
Ralph Kiner and Kiner's Korner
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
One of the staples of the long and storied history of baseball on television is the postgame show,” and none was more beloved than Kiner’s Korner. From the early 1960s into the 1990s, Hall of Famer and iconic broadcaster Ralph Kiner hosted the show that brought players into the homes of fans...
Power Ball
Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
“Winner of the 2018 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year.”
The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A’s and eventual World Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League...
Memories of Summer
When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
The legendary sportswriter’s memoir of Brooklyn, baseball, and a life in journalism: “Simply put, this is a marvelous book” (Kirkus Reviews).
In this book, the bestselling author of The Boys of Summer shares stories of his Depression-era Brooklyn childhood, his career during a golden...
The New Biographical History of Baseball
The Classic-Completely Revised
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
In a special collector's edition format, this revised edition of The New Biographical History of Baseball presents updated statistical research to create the most accurate picture possible of the on-field accomplishments of players from earlier eras. It offers original summaries of the personalities...
by Mike Donati
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
I live in Europe, in France. Here we are play soccer, is usual and easy. In june we play tennis like The Roland Garros Paris tennis compétition. But in eighties, something new arrived. The space shuttle, the Rubikk's cube and my friends and me discover news sports like US football and baseball! What...
Molina
The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
New York Times Bestseller
“An ideal Father’s Day present...It’s this year’s baseball book most likely to be made into a terrific movie.” —The Chicago Tribune
“Affecting...A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket.
by Kevin Grace
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2005
In the first half of the twentieth century, the Cincinnati Reds--though only rarely dominant on the field--exerted considerable influence over the world of organized baseball. The creation of the World Series, baseball's first "de facto" commissioner, nighttime baseball beneath the lights, radio broadcasts,...
Crack of the Bat
The Louisville Slugger Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the "Louisville Slugger" bat. It includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball,...
by Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Batter up! Football, basketball, and now baseball—is there anything the Barber brothers won’t try their best to do? The Barbers join the baseball team in this home-run adventure from NFL superstars and bestselling authors Tiki and Ronde Barber.
Tiki and Ronde have their sights set on a...
by Tucker Elliot
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
In 1968, Johnny Bench was a 20-year-old rookie embarking on his first full Major League season with the Cincinnati Reds. He was also the Reds starting catcher, an All-Star, and the National League Rookie of the Year. And he was one other thing as well: the foundation for one of the greatest teams...