Author : Mark Vancil
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,92 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781892866165
Who will make the cut and become a member of Major League Baseball's All Century Team? Find out in a stunning full-color, oversized coffee table book showcasing the 30 greatest baseball players as voted by fans like you. The book features: 216 pages with more than 250 photographs, many rare or never before published.
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 1597973653
Baseball "by The Book."
Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 2009-01-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786452463
This work uses practical measures to scientifically rank major league players, position by position, according to their offensive and defensive skills. The author has adjusted individual statistics for the era in which the player was active and for the "home park factor" in order to put all eligible players on a level playing field. For each position, the author has identified the top contenders for best offensive, defensive and all-around player, and provides a brief history of each of the candidates.
Author : Howard Bryant
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 38,83 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307279928
This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon. “Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post “The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution After his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation only grew in magnitude. But his influence extended beyond statistics. Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting from racial progress—and how he achieved his goal of continuing Jackie Robinson’s mission to obtain full equality for African Americans, both in baseball and society, while he lived uncomfortably in the public eye.
Author : Lloyd H. H. Barrow
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1641383844
The year 2017 is a special year, the seventieth anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson integrating modern baseball. Robinson's successes and challenges have been documented by baseball and civil rights historians. This three-part book presents the chronological history of baseball integration along with the major civil rights events of the 1940s and 1950s. Team First focuses upon each of the sixteen Major League teams and players (with life stories) who were the first to integrate each team. Some individuals were players of the Negro League, Hall of Famers, and World Series players and others whose notable contribution was only being the first to integrate. Information about owners, general managers, and managers influenced teams' orientation about integration. Rates of integration varied by team. The final three teams to integrate happened ten years after Robinson won the 1947 Rookie of the Year Award. Find out how your favorite team approached integration. How did your team compare to other National League and American League teams? How was your favorite team influenced by early civil rights events?
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Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1999-11-15
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The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 1999-11-15
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The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Author : Bryan Steverson
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1973616874
In the Book of Genesis, when Cain is confronted by God regarding the death of his brother, he replies, Am I my brothers keeper? Within these pages, players respond affirmatively to this centurys age old question. They took stands against prejudice during times in our country when it was not the norm. Their courage serves as a model for all of us today. These players lived the biblical challenge of loving your neighbor. This is the third book by the author of inspirational stories about players from our national pastime. Fifteen members of our National Baseball Hall of Fame are here as well as others of lesser fame. The examples include 19th century baseball, Babe Ruth and Pete Rose. Each player was special. Each story inspirational.
Author : Marc Hugunin
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,96 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873515740
From the early days of YMCA leagues to the modern game of the Timberwolves and Lynx, sports historians and basketball fanatics Hugunin and Thornley offer the complete story of the North Star State's most popular game.
Author : Tom Telford
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2001-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801063817
A helpful collection of studies on churches with strong and innovative missions programs.
