Baseball Books

Based in part on the life of baseball legend Ty Cobb, this book belongs in the pantheon of great baseball novels.John Barr is the kind of player who isn't supposed to exist anymore. An all-around superstar, he plays the game with a single-minded ferocity...

In the rural mining town of Rupland, baseball is a religion that keeps the town alive. Here, the best little league baseball in the country is played, and boys dream of donning the orange and black colors of their idols.Jack— the leader,...

Nashville is a Big League city despite never having been home to a major league team. From the Civil War era, to star-studded exhibitions, to outstanding Negro Leagues teams, to some of the great minor league franchises of all time, few cities have as...

This book is a fan's love letter to baseball played at the Corner of Michigan and Trumbull, in downtown Detroit, first at wooden Bennett Park (1896-1911) and then at its steel and concrete replacement known by three names: Navin Field (1912-1937), Briggs...

Whether you love him or hate him, George Steinbrenner has had a bigger impact on baseball than any other team owner in history. Under Steinbrenner's autocratic reign, the New York Yankees have won 7 World Series Championships and 11 Pennants on 3,364...

SOUTHPAWTHE BIG LEAGUE HORROR NOVELTHE WINNING SEASONDominic Lombardi remembers the summer of ’63.  It was the year he managed the Wolves to the league championship.  It was the year they won it all.THE DEADLY SEASONThe summer of...

What do women softball players look for in a coach? Drawing on interviews with 50 college players and a survey of players from all NCAA divisions, this book explores what players want and need: someone who connects with them on and off the field, a...

The Militiaman�������s Manual, And Swordplay Without A Master: Rapier And Broadsword Exercises, Copiously Explained And Illustrated is a book written by Matthew W. Berriman and published in 1861. The book is a comprehensive guide to swordplay techniques...

Physical Culture is a book written by Benjamin Franklin Johnson in 1900. The book is a comprehensive guide to physical exercise and healthy living. It covers a wide range of topics related to physical culture, including the benefits of exercise, the...

The Bow: Its History, Manufacture, And Use is a book written by Henry Saint-George and originally published in 1896. The book provides a comprehensive history of the bow, from its earliest origins to the modern era. It covers the different types of bows...

The Art of Skating by George Anderson is a book that was originally published in 1868. It is a comprehensive guide to the sport of skating, containing many figures and techniques that were not previously described. The book covers both figure skating and...

Highland Sport is a book written by Augustus Grimble in 1894. The book is a comprehensive guide to the various sports and activities that can be enjoyed in the Scottish Highlands. It covers a wide range of topics, including fishing, hunting, shooting,...

Etudes Sur Le Combat (1880) est un livre �����crit par Charles J. Joseph Ardant du Picq. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie sur la guerre et les combats. L'auteur y examine les tactiques militaires, les strat�����gies de combat, les armes et les...

The Piscatorial Society's Papers V1 (1890) is a book written by the Piscatorial Society. It is a collection of papers and essays written by members of the society, covering a variety of topics related to fishing. The book is divided into sections, with...

The Old English Squire, A Jovial Gay Fox Hunter, Bold, Frank, And Free: A Poem In Ten Cantos is a book written by John Careless and published in 1905. The book is a long poem consisting of ten cantos, each describing the life and adventures of an Old...

The Humphries Touch is a novel written by Frederick Watson and published in 1918. The story revolves around the life of a man named Humphries, who possesses a unique talent for business and is able to turn failing companies into successful ventures. The...

Sporting Sketches With Pen And Pencil is a book written by Francis, Francis and published in 1878. The book is a collection of humorous and informative sketches about various sports including hunting, fishing, and shooting. The sketches are accompanied...

Sporting Notions Of Present Days And Past is a book written by Martin Cobbett in 1908. The book is a collection of essays and articles on various sports, including cricket, football, boxing, and horse racing. The author shares his personal experiences...

Sport In The Crimea And Caucasus is a book written by Clive Phillipps-Wolley and first published in 1881. The book is a detailed account of the author's experiences of hunting and shooting in the Crimea and Caucasus regions during the late 19th century...

On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the...

In recalling the early part of this century in baseball history, casual fans tend to glorify legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. While these remarkable players dazzled fans and grabbed headlines, black players who were every bit as good went unnoticed...

The period from 1920 through the early post-World War II years remains the greatest in the long history of the Detroit Tigers Baseball Club. Between 1920 and 1950 the club won four pennants and two World Series, placed second seven times, and regularly...

America and baseball are rediscovering the game played by African Americans before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. We now know a great deal about the Negro Leagues of 1920 on, and their great stars—Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and their...

A Galaxy of Stars best describes Andrew "Rube" Foster's 1910 Chicago Leland Giants. In their only season together, this combination of players played their way into the heart and soul of a nation divided. They are proof positive that the National and...

Ebbets Field is one of the most cherished of baseball's lost ballparks. This book tells the story of Ebbets Field through several feature essays and stories of nearly 100 historic games played there.Relive the historic debut of Jackie Robinson, the 1949...

When Babe Ragland makes the hapless Boston Red Sox in a Spring Training tryout, he becomes baseball's "seventh Babe." He soon establishes himself as an acrobatic third baseman, and his rookie fright is soon replaced by a fierce competitiveness and a chip...

God's Lineup is a collection of testimonies from Major League baseball players revealing how Christ has impacted their lives on and off the field. Each chapter in God's Lineup focuses on one ball player and tells the story about how their life was before...

Card by card--all 572 of the '59 Topps set--this book contemplates the lives and times of mid-20th century baseball. That season was in the heart of a period of turmoil: milestones in integration, franchise shifts to the West Coast, a potential rival...

Both the U.S. population and Major League Baseball rosters have seen dramatic demographic changes over the past 50 years. The nation and the sport are becoming multilingual, with Spanish the unofficial second language. Today, 21 of 30 MLB teams...

De Gladiatvra Romana Qvaestiones Selectae (1881) est liber auctore Pavlo Ionas Meier editus. Liber tractat de gladiatura Romana, quae fuit una ex rebus magnis et celeberrimis in historia Romana. In hoc libro, auctor quaestiones selectae de gladiatura...

Living a King's Life is the day-to-day story of a professional minor-league independent baseball team, the 2009 Kalamazoo Kings of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. John Leahy, the radio broadcaster of the team, describes the team's season...

"Intelligent Influence In Baseball is a novel concept that goes beyond statistics and anecdotes and has something for everyone, from fans just learning about the game to the most diehard among us."-Mike Lynch, Founder and President of Seamheads...

Right Now You Are Cubbing Whether you are at Wrigley Field, discussing the baseball team at work, or reading about the Cubs-you are Cubbing. Just thinking about the Cubs-you are Cubbing. Just writing about the Cubs-I am Cubbing, and pleased you have...

""Bruche F�����r Den Weidmann"" ist ein Buch von Johann-Georg Munster, das im Jahr 1898 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch enth�����lt eine Sammlung von Br�����uchen und Traditionen, die mit der Jagd verbunden sind. Es gibt Informationen �����ber die...

This book is a collection of essays and sketches about baseball, written during the early 20th century. The author, a longtime baseball enthusiast and journalist, discusses topics such as the history of the game, its rules and strategies, and the...

In 1993 successful psychologist and journalist Hank Davis undertook an epic journey exploring the atmosphere and culture of both minor league baseball and the small towns that embrace it. Davis shows us the warmth, quirkiness, and desperate energy of...

Even before the New York Mets began the 1992 season, they had set a critical record: the highest payroll ever for a major-league team, $45 million. With players Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, and Howard Johnson, winning another...

In 1937, when local beer baron Emil Sick stepped in, the Seattle Indians were a struggling minor-league baseball team teetering on collapse. Moved to mix baseball and beer by his good friend and fellow brewer, New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, Sick...

Connie Mack (1862-1956) was the Grand Old Man of baseball and one of the game's first true celebrities. This book, spanning the first fifty-two years of Mack's life, through 1914, covers his experiences as player, manager, and club owner and will stand...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players. The team was able to reach the pinnacle of its lifetime popularity during that period. They were in fact even more popular...

Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing...

Baseball at its best is a combination of chess match and gladiatorial combat, waged over a long season but turning on split-second decisions and physical instincts. The 1916 season demonstrated the drama that made the sport the national pastime: tight...