Major League Baseball Awards
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Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,83 MB
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The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records
Author : Major League Baseball
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 16,27 MB
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0771057350
Book Description
Since the first pitch was thrown, MLB has tracked the performance of every team and player, documented every hit and measured every home run. And while some plays are part of the everyday game, there are moments in baseball when a player's performance reaches a new level of greatness and new records are made. The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records catalogs the game's most remarkable achievements, as well as some of the less traditional and quirky stats that all play a part in the game. MLB's team of in-house writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive record of baseball stats and achievements. Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records documents the absolute best of the best and packs each achievement into this lavishly illustrated book where fans will be treated to never-before-seen photographs of their favourite players. Double-page spreads will show Henderson racing to second base to claim the stolen base record, while another full color spread celebrates Bond's crushing hit that set a new threshold for most home-runs. All the records are here, each with an account of events and spectacular photographs that make this truly the most spectacular baseball book ever published.
Leadoff Batters of Major League Baseball
Author : Herman O. Krabbenhoft
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476609195
Book Description
Every sport has its subtleties, and in baseball, one subtlety is the batting line-up. Leadoff batters can make or break a team. Who are the men who have taken that position, and how have they performed in their important role? From 1900 through 2005, the major leagues' leadoff batters for more than 160,000 games are covered in this reference work. The first of the book's five parts discusses the annual records of the principal leadoff batters. Part Two identifies the principal leadoff batter for each team in each year, as well as the top career leadoff batters. Part Three presents composite statistics for those players with five or more principal leadoff batter seasons. Part Four looks at leadoff home runs, and Part Five offers essays on assorted leadoff batter achievements, such as RBIs, runs scored, and awards and honors. Appended to the text is a discussion of the accuracy of the statistics and a list of "Make It Happen" award winners.
Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots
Author : Jeremy Lehrman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 147666675X
Book Description
From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball's annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport. No accolade means more to players, fans or the media. No other award can claim a voting history so rich in alleged snubs, grudges, conspiracies and incompetence. Examining the most controversial ballots, this book attempts to settle some arguments and answer some compelling questions: Which of the so-called "worst MVPs" holds up to modern statistical analysis? Who cast the single worst vote in MVP history? Does racial bias influence the vote? Who really deserved the award in a given year?
Gotham Baseball: New York’s All-Time Team
Author : Mark C. Healey illustrations by
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467141631
Book Description
Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as catcher is sure to spark arguments. Sportswriter Mark Healey crafts the Gotham baseball team through captivating tales of the legends of the New York game.
The Cy Young Catcher
Author : Doug Wedge
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 16,41 MB
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1623492939
Book Description
During fifteen seasons in the major leagues, Charlie O’Brien was battery-mate to thirteen pitchers who won the Cy Young Award, presented each year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. To put that accomplishment in perspective, Hall of Fame catchers Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra each worked with only one Cy Young winner during their careers. Legendary hurlers caught by O’Brien include such greats as Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden, Bret Saberhagen, and Steve Bedrosian. O’Brien’s The Cy Young Catcher, written with Doug Wedge, includes up-close views of the thirteen Cy Young Award–winning pitchers at their best . . . and occasionally at their worst. O’Brien shares an inside perspective on how catchers talk to umpires, what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a 90-mph fastball, and how it feels to be in a clutch situation when the World Series is on the line. This authentic, down-to-earth memoir will not only delight baseball fans of all stripes, it will also provide keen insights into what separates the game’s greatest competitors from the also-rans.
Focus On: 100 Most Popular American League All-Stars
Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 49,35 MB
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ISBN : 4057664106
Book Description
Henry Aaron's Dream
Author : Matt Tavares
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763632244
Book Description
A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
Award Voting
Author : Bill Deane
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780910137324
Book Description
Deaf Players in Major League Baseball
Author : R.A.R. Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 147667017X
Book Description
The first deaf baseball player joined the pro ranks in 1883. By 1901, four played in the major leagues, most notably outfielder William "Dummy" Hoy and pitcher Luther "Dummy" Taylor. Along the way, deaf players developed a distinctive approach, bringing visual acuity and sign language to the sport. They crossed paths with other pioneers, including Moses Fleetwood Walker and Jackie Robinson. This book recounts their great moments in the game, from the first all-deaf barnstorming team to the only meeting of a deaf batter and a deaf pitcher in a major league game. The true story--often dismissed as legend--of Hoy, together with umpire "Silk" O'Loughlin, bringing hand signals to baseball is told.
