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Series
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Baseball and ghost stories are as American as apple pie. Haunted Baseball combines both with this fun and freaky collection of otherworldly yarns. Collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, the tales told here explore the spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal, including Babe Ruth sightings at a former brothel, the Curse of the Billy Goat that still haunts the Chicago Cubs, of hidden passageways...
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Culled from 50 years' worth of columns from one of the country's most popular sportswriters, It Happens Every Spring stands as a remarkable and evocative anthology that is guaranteed to delight baseball fans of all ages. Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of America's pasttime in this collection of opinions, stories, and observations from his long and distinguished career. From memories of Ted Williams and Satchel Paige...
Author
Publisher
Eckhartz Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The authors present a look at the Chicago White Sox 1972 baseball season, focusing on baseball player Dick Allen's arrival and first season with the White Sox, his winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award and his role in the White Sox being in the playoffs against the Oakland Athletics, all against a backdrop of Mayor Richard J. Daley's Chicago.
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Andy Pafko, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Jose Cardinal, Bill Buckner, Keith Moreland, Andre Dawson, Greg Maddux, Kerry Wood, Derrek Lee, and Lou Piniella are just some of the Cubs greats who share their favorite stories from inside the clubhouse and on the diamond and explain why playing baseball on the North Side means so much to them.
11) Baseball eccentrics: the most entertaining, outrageous, and unforgettable characters in the game
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book features many of the funniest, flakiest, and most clever men ever associated with baseball. From the hilarious Casey Candaele and the witty Andy Van Slyke to All-Stars Jimmy Piersall and Manny Ramirez, this book includes unique, never-before-heard stories, many told directly from author interviews with players and teammates"--
Author
Publisher
John Schenk & Associates, LLC d/b/a Signature Strength
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Baseball pitcher Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins gives his first-hand perspectives and insights into the 1969 Chicago Cubs baseball team and that most remarkable 1969 baseball season in and around Wrigley Field.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribune’s Lew Freedman. Many of these moments have helped shape the White Sox’s rich heritage in Chicago. Billy Pierce, Scott Podsednik, Mark Buehrle, Greg Walker, Bobby Jenks, Turk Lown, and Gerry Staley are but a few of the legendary stars who discuss the games of their lives. This book is the ticket for White...
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