Author : David Klass
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2002-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0374399638
Eighteen-year-old Joe, captain of the soccer team, is dismayed when a hotshot player shows up from Brazil and threatens to take over both the team and the girl whom Joe hopes to date.
Author : Patrick Steele
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Baseball teams
ISBN : 9780299318147
How and why Milwaukee lost its beloved Braves baseball team to Atlanta.
Author : William Povletich
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 36,27 MB
Release : 2012-08-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0870205102
During their thirteen years in Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Braves never endured a losing season, won two National League pennants, and in 1957 brought Milwaukee its only World Series championship. With a lineup featuring future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro, the team immediately brought Milwaukee "Big League" credentials, won the hearts of fans, and shattered attendance records. The Braves' success in Milwaukee prompted baseball to redefine itself as a big business—resulting in franchises relocating west, multi-league expansion, and teams leveraging cities for civically funded stadiums. But the Braves' instant success and accolades made their rapid fall from grace after winning the 1957 world championship all the more stunning, as declining attendance led the team to Atlanta in one of the ugliest divorces between a city and baseball franchise in sports history. Featuring more than 100 captivating photos, many published here for the first time, Milwaukee Braves preserves the Braves' legacy for the team's many fans and introduces new generations to a fascinating chapter in sports history.
Author : Mike Erway
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2009-05-30
Category : Basketball
ISBN : 9780578040851
Chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the National Basketball Association franchise the Buffalo Braves, from 1970-78.
Author : Javy Lopez
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1617496200
Popular Atlanta Braves catcher Javier “Javy” Lopez opens up in this autobiography to tell his amazing story, from learning to play baseball on a neighborhood basketball court to his record of 42 home runs in a season by a catcher. The product of a lower-middle-class background in Puerto Rico, Javy had to overcome numerous hardships—not the least of which was a language barrier—to fulfill his destiny as one of the most accomplished catchers of the modern era. He tells of bumps along the way to success, including why he overstated his signing bonus as well as the time in the minors when he cried during an all-night meltdown due to his struggles on the field. But he went on to be named MVP of the 1996 National League Championship Series, and played on 12 of the Atlanta Braves' unprecedented 14 straight division-winning teams of the 1990s and 2000s. From his relationship with great teammates such as Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, to his failed comeback attempt with the Braves in 2008, this autobiography tells all about the handsome, warm, engaging Lopez and how he became one of baseball's most popular players.
Author : Brian Howell
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 25,84 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617140358
Provides a history of the Atlanta Braves, covering the beginnings of the franchise, the greatest and lowest moments of the team, and the best players and managers.
Author : Matt Tavares
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763632244
A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
Author : Peter Golenbock
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 015205250X
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
Author : Caroline Wesley
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,11 MB
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1532171102
Students will love learning about the Atlanta Braves in this high-interest title! Text covers the team's history, memorable wins, star players, and important coaches. Features include table of contents, fun facts, team stats, timeline, glossary, and index. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Gary Caruso
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781566393843
1996 marked the 125th season of the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America: the Atlanta Braves. This comprehensive reference begins with the team's birth in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings, and follows them to Milwaukee in 1953 and to Atlanta in 1966, playing under such a variety of names as Beaneaters, Doves, Rustlers, Braves, Bees, and back to the Braves. Because of this transient past, much of the franchise's history has been misplaced over the years—until now. Beloved not only by their tomahawk-chopping local fans but by baseball fans everywhere, the Braves have become one of today's most successful sports organizations. The Braves Encyclopedia brings it all together. 150 player profiles—from Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Warren Spahn, and Eddie Matthews to all-time greats Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, and Terry Pendleton to today's stars like David Justice, Greg Maddux, and Steve Avery 600 photographs of players, game highlights, and memorabilia extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades season-by-season descriptions bring to life the great moments, the World Series championships, the managerial strategies, the personalities, and the milestones a comprehensive history of the ballparks a wealth of little-known facts and surprising anecdotes Author note: Gary Caruso is the editor of Chop Talk a monthly magazine covering the Atlanta Braves. As a sports reporter for nearly 25 years, he has written for the Atlanta Journal has been executive sports editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and a senior editor and writer for The National Sports Daily.
