Author : Daniel A. Greenberg
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780671729271
The team combines their effort to find a hidden cache of rare baseball cards.
Author : Michael J. O'Keeffe
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0061123927
Two award-winning sports journalists tell the astonishing story of one of the country's most prized icons--the legendary Honus Wagner baseball card--and bring to light the myths, lore, rumors, and facts that have shaped this card's legend.
Author : Babe Ruth
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Baseball
ISBN :
Author : Dave Jamieson
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0802197159
“An entertaining history of baseball cards . . . An engaging book on a narrow but fascinating topic.” —The Washington Post When award-winning journalist Dave Jamieson’s parents sold his childhood home a few years ago, he rediscovered a prized boyhood possession: his baseball card collection. Now was the time to cash in on the “investments” of his youth. But all the card shops had closed, and cards were selling for next to nothing online. What had happened? In Mint Condition, his fascinating, eye-opening, endlessly entertaining book, Jamieson finds the answer by tracing the complete story of this beloved piece of American childhood. Picture cards had long been used for advertising, but after the Civil War, tobacco companies started slipping them into cigarette packs as collector’s items. Before long, the cards were wagging the cigarettes. In the 1930s, cards helped gum and candy makers survive the Great Depression. In the 1960s, royalties from cards helped transform the baseball players association into one of the country’s most powerful unions, dramatically altering the game. In the eighties and nineties, cards went through a spectacular bubble, becoming a billion-dollar-a-year industry before all but disappearing, surviving today as the rarified preserve of adult collectors. Mint Condition is charming, original history brimming with colorful characters, sure to delight baseball fans and collectors. “Jamieson explores the history of card collecting through an entertaining cast of characters . . . For anyone who can recall being excited to rip open their newest pack of cards, Mint Condition is a treat.” —Forbes
Author : Chris Donnelly
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0813549132
Baseball's Greatest Series details what many believe to be the most exciting postseason series in baseball history: the 1995 Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. This division series was not simply about two teams playing five postseason games. It was about Ken Griffey Jr., Lou Piniella, Buck Showalter, Gene Michael, Jim Leyritz, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, Tony Fernandez, Pat Kelly, Dion James, Darryl Strawberryùand many others who changed the course of baseball history . . . A team playing to keep baseball alive in the Pacific Northwest A manager who was literally managing for his job A New York sports icon who for one week reminded everybody of the dominating player he had been a decade earlier Chris Donnelly's replay of this entire season reminds readers that it was a time when grown men cried their eyes out after defeat, and others, just a few hundred feet away, poured beer and champagne over one another while 57,000 people in Seattle's Kingdome celebrated. Five games they were. Five games that reminded people, after the devastating players' strike in 1994, how great a game baseball is because comebacks are always possible, no matter how great the obstacles may seem. From Don Mattingly's only postseason home run, which caused a near riot, to Edgar Martinez's legendary eleventh inning series-clinching double, Donnelly chronicles the earlier struggles of both teams during the 1980s, their mid-1990s resurgence, all five heart-stopping games of the series, and the dramatic and long-lasting effects of Seattle's victory. Simply stated, Baseball's Greatest Series hits a home run.
Author : Myron J. Smith (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Baseball
ISBN :
"With over 57,000 entries, this two-volume set is the most comprehensive non-electronic, non-database, print bibliography on any American sport. Represented here are books and monographs, scholarly papers, government documents, doctoral dissertations, masters' theses, poetry and fiction, novels, pro team yearbooks, college and professional All-Star Game and World Series programs, commercially produced yearbooks, and periodical and journal articles"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Brian Biegel
Publisher : Crown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307452697
"Nothing short of mind-blowing . . . Just amazing stuff"—Newsday "A fast-paced, fascinating tale that combines shoe leather, high-tech forensics and some healthy dollops of luck….Biegel makes a compelling case that he's solved the mystery…his book is a home run." – Associated Press October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the history of baseball. The moment occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning of a sudden-death playoff game between the New York Giants and their arch rivals from Brooklyn, the Dodgers. People across the nation watched on their new TV sets, and the home run became known as “the Shot Heard ’Round the World.” But after clearing the left-field wall, the central artifact of the play—the ball itself—inexplicably went missing. The mystery of what happened to the legendary baseball has remained unsolved for a half century. Until now. Miracle Ball is the gripping account of author Brian Biegel’s two-year effort to unravel the mystery that experts said could never be solved. A sports story for the ages, an engrossing mystery narrative, and a moving account of a man’s unbreakable bond with his family and of his struggles to save himself, Miracle Ball delivers both heart and headlines.
Author : Beto Salinas
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2021-05-02
Category :
ISBN :
Are you on the hunt for an exciting new hobby that is also a potential investment in your future?Perhaps you used to collect cards in your childhood, and with a sense of nostalgia you are looking for new cards that you can collect as an adult. Maybe you already have an idea of what is involved in sports card collection, but you want to know which cards you should be collecting, why you should be collecting them, and where to find them. Or you might be completely new to collecting sports cards, and you want to make sure you have all of the information you need to make a knowledgeable and positive start to your collection. Lucky for you, Sports Card Collector 101 is jam-packed full of all of the content you could possibly desire to kick-start your collection on the right foot. With useful tips and tricks for hitting the ground running, you will start your collection the right way! As with collecting any types of cards, it is essential that you understand which cards carry the most value, and which ones are the rarest to find. This will influence how you go about making trades with your friends, and the care and attention that you will give to each of your cards. You may already be aware of the potential that card collection has for profits in the future. This book will show you how to make sure your cards remain at the highest value possible, giving you the best chance of your investment paying off. Inside Sports Card Collector 101, discover: The world of sports card collecting The top selling cards of all time for each major sport The different sports card brands available to you The various types of sports card collections The importance of grading cards How to buy and sell sports cards Where to buy and sell sports cards Sports card terminology And much, much more! This book is your bible for collecting sports cards. There is no time like the present! Grab a copy of Sports Card Collector 101 and start your collection today!
Author : D. Rae Gayken
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0595897517
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is also home to some of the worlds most devoted baseball fans. Marshall Braynard and his sister, Jane, are two of those devoted fans. They love watching baseball games from the best seats in the stadium, the bleachers. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Marshall catches the game winning homerun baseball. This catch sets in motion a series of events, which leads Marshall and Jane on a search for a missing Ernie Banks baseball card. Join this high-energy brother and sister team as they tear things apart, humiliate each other, and in the end, work together to acquire a common goal.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 30,52 MB
Release : 1908
Category : American literature
ISBN :
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