Author : Ralph Kiner
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,90 MB
Release : 2006-04
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 9781572438255
An informal autobiography by a Hall of Fame player who was one of the greatest sluggers of the post-World War II era, and later became a renowned baseball announcer and commentator, provides an overview of the national pastime's modern history and personalities.
Author : Robert P. Broadwater
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476622736
Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era. Babe Ruth predicted Kiner would be the slugger most likely to break Ruth's single season home run record. While the left fielder from New Mexico missed that mark, he did break one of the Babe's records, leading his league in home runs for seven consecutive seasons--a record unbroken since. Kiner set his records while playing for some of the worst teams ever to take the field. With little support in the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup, pitchers were often able to work around Kiner, walking him dozens of times per season. Despite this, Kiner made them pay for their mistakes, sending towering flies over the fences. After just 10 years in the league, Kiner's career on the field was cut short by chronic back pain. At retirement, his 369 home runs placed him sixth on the all-time list. He didn't leave baseball, however, serving as general manager of a minor league team and later announcing for the newly formed New York Mets in 1962, where he would be the voice of the team for more than fifty years. This is his story.
Author : John McCollister
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 16,99 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1630760943
The Bucs is the story of a baseball club. The word “story” is purposely used in lieu of the more common designation “history.” A baseball club rarely has a history in the strictest sense of the word. Instead, the record of its formation and growth more closely resembles a biography. Each club mirrors the character of those who nurtured its development and wore its uniforms. The Pittsburgh ball club is no exception. Each generation of Pirate fans has been blessed with its own pantheon of god-like heroes: Honus Wagner, Pie Traynor, Ralph Kiner, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente, and Wille Stargell. The Bucs shows how Pittsburgh lost the ʼ27 World Series to the Yankees in batting practice. It recalls the miracle of 1960 when Mazeroski electrified the nation with his Series-winning home run. The Bucs is a must for any baseball enthusiast.
Author : Danny Peary
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 1994-04-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
This incredible gathering of first-hand remembrances brings a fascinating and enlightening new perspective to the period of baseball's greatest peak and ultimate turning point--when bigotry and exploitation still ran rampant among the clubs and the sport was irrevocably being changed into a business. 100 photos.
Author : Richard Peterson
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0822980592
Whether winning world championships or falling into last place, fielding teams with Hall of Fame players or trotting out bumbling boys of summer, the Pittsburgh Pirates have thrilled, frustrated, and fascinated generations of fans since 1876.To date, the Pirates have won five World Series and have a total of thirty-six players and managers in the Hall of Fame-including Honus Wagner, Pie Traynor, Lloyd and Paul Waner, Ralph Kiner, Willie Stargell, Roberto Clemente, and Bill Mazeroski. The Pirates Reader is a tribute to the fans, players, and teams who have forged the franchise's rich history. Richard Peterson has collected the writing of baseball's greatest storytellers and brings to life the players, games, and magical moments for this classic and well-loved team.
Author : Ralph Kiner
Publisher : Arbor House Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780877958819
Following their spectacular 1986 championship season, Ralph Kiner tells the behind-th-scenes story of the wild 25-year odyssey of the Amazin' Mets. 16 pages of photographs.
Author : Larry Ruttman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803264755
Discusses the history of Jewish participation in America's pastime, including players, team owners, and sportswriters.
Author : Tim McCarver
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 1999-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0375753400
From pitching to baserunning from defending the bunt to making a trip to the mound, the authors have every aspect of the game covered.
Author : Donald Honig
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 25,3 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803272682
The exciting story of baseball during and after WWII--when clubs still traveled by train, when night games and artificial lighting became commonplace, when the restrictions were relaxed on Negro players--and when the sport began to become big business. Features Jackie Robinson, DiMaggio, and others. Photos.
Author : Danny Peary
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1624141838
A Unique Perspective on One of the Greatest Players of All Time Baseball Immortal Derek Jeter takes you on a remarkable forty-year journey, letting you step inside the great Yankee shortstop's life and career through his own words and those of the people who have known him best personally and in the sports community. The result is an incredible, insightful look at what made him not only an amazing ballplayer but also an intriguing and complex personality. Baseball fans will relive classic moments from his stumbles in the minor leagues all the way to his magical last major league game at Yankee Stadium in 2014, and learn about the influence of his parents, his inspiring work ethic, his constant drive to win, his leadership, his unrelenting optimism and more. Everyone has something to say about Derek Jeter-the player known as the face of baseball for two decades, the greatest Yankee of his generation, a man of few public words but uncompromising integrity. The book is packed with quotes by Jeter's parents, friends, teachers and mentors, coaches, scouts, teammates, opposing players, his fans and critics, celebrities, elite athletes like Michael Jordan, writers and broadcasters, managers - including Joe Torre and Joe Girardi - outspoken Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and even two presidents. The big surprise comes from the revealing quotes from Derek Jeter himself, who, during his career, constantly frustrated journalists by keeping his thoughts to himself. This book provides a remarkable 360-degree view of a future Hall of Fame shortstop, Yankees captain and champion who continues to be an inspiration to baseball players and fans across the nation.
