Description |
xi, 231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Part one: This great game. The evolution of baseball / Albert Spalding --- Team work / John McGraw -- A new busher breaks in / Ring Lardner -- Riding the rails / Jack Cavanaugh -- The Black Sox conspiracy unfolds / Tim Hornbaker -- Part two: memorable moments and personalities. Having a career day / Stan Fischler -- Drafting Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez / George Christian Pappas -- A day with Ty Cobb / F. C. Lane -- Facing Ted Williams / edited by Dave Heller -- The engineer: Bobby Cox / Dan Schlossberg -- The Methuselah of the mound / Lew Freedman -- The game that cost a pennant / Christy Mathewson -- Five unforgettable dingers / Joshua Shifrin and Tommy Shea -- Game six / Greg W. Prince -- From the cellar to the penthouse / Dave Perkin -- Jim Bouton makes a comeback / Lew Freedman. |
Summary |
"A diverse collection of captivating stories that convey the excitement of the national pastime" -- back cover. |
Subject(S) |
Baseball -- History.
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Baseball stories.
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Added Name(S) |
Samelson, Ken, editor.
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Added Title |
Amazing tales from the diamond |
ISBN |
9781510713819 |
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1510713816 |
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