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โIf we could have scored one more run than the White Sox in each game, I think we would have won the seriesโ---so opined Boston manager Terry Fran...
If there was ever a place in America where a city and its baseball team were as close as family, it was Brooklyn. The legacy of this relationship come...
The First 75 Years
New York City was the original hotbed of baseball, so it is not surprising that fans in the five boroughs are very knowledgeable about the game. It di...
Peverelly's Book of American Pastimes, which covered several sports from badminton to horseracing, is best known for its dominant chapter on base ball...
It was in the New York City area in the mid-nineteenth century that various pitching styles were invented, developments that changed baseball history....
Boston and the American League have shared a history since the circuit's debut in 1901. The Boston Americans outdrew their established National League...
Over 150 vintage images offer a pictorial look at the beginning of Chicago's love of baseball which began well before the opening of the 1876 season....
Al Spalding was the first of many Chicago aces, leading the citys 1876 club to an inaugural National League Pennant with a 46-12 record and a whopping...
Ever since the city was granted its first major league team, the Wolverines in 1881, Detroit baseball fans have packed the parks to loyally cheer for ...
Ever since the city was granted its fi rst major-league team, the Wolverines in 1881, Detroit baseball fans have packed the parks to loyally cheer for...
Offers a visual tour of Chicago's rich baseball history from 1876 through 1950....
Relive baseball's history and evolution through remarkable stories and more than 1,000 striking photographs. The most comprehensive baseball book avai...
The Romance and Lore of Cuban Baseball
In the 125th anniversary of the first baseball game played on Cuban soil, the history of Cuban baseball has been brought to life like never before....
Dubbed "America's Game" by Walt Whitman, baseball has been enjoyed in our nation's capital by everyone from young boys playing street stickball to Pre...
A Life in Pictures
In a remarkable wedding of words and pictures, here is the larger-than-life George Herman "Babe" Ruth, "the greatest player of all time"....
The Chicago area today hosts two of the most historic major league franchises and half a dozen minor or independent league teams. Baseball's roots run...
The Chicago White Stockings--later renamed the Cubs--won the inaugural National League Pennant in 1876 with a barrage of offensive numbers. Ross Barne...
Games, activities, puzzles, mazes, quizzes, trivia, statistical records, playing tips and profiles of Hall-of-Famers--all this plus 100 full-color sti...
Life and Leadership Wisdom from 32 Years at Disney and Beyond
Early in his career, Mark Rucker's father suggested a life practice: create a file of things that are important to you and add to that file as you lea...
A Journey to Rediscover the Greatness Within
At his heaviest, Mark Rucker weighed 386 pounds. Despite his efforts, he never managed to lose weight and keep it off, instead falling back into old h...
Baseball for the Fun of It includes 200 rare and seldom-seen photos from baseball's past, emphasizing the sheer joy of the game. Pros, fans, and kids ...
Dead Ball Era
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Images Of America
Baseball has been enjoyed in our nation1s capital for a century and a half. Just 13 years after baseball1s rules were codified, the Washington Nationa...
The First Baseball Cards