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"This historical book explores begging and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the... Læs mere
" What were the business aspects of professional baseball during World War II? Archival and primary sources provide... Læs mere
Here, Andres Wirkmaa leads the reader through the daunting maze of rules that govern official baseball scorekeeping. Chapters explain and clarify the official scorer's duties, responsibilities and authority; the official scorer's reports; and all the game-to-game details.
Through extensive research, augmented by interviews with such Hall of Famers as Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin, this retells the story of the pivotal 1939 baseball season. The appendix provides a statistical summary of the year.
Examines baseball players who performed in the major leagues before the age of 21. Only 286 young men have played at least one season as a regular before or during the season in which they reached the age of 21. These 286 players are the subjects of this book.
The Indiana State University Conference on Baseball in Literature and American Culture has consistently produced a strong body of scholarship since its inception in 1995. Eighteen essays presented at the 2004 and 2005 ISU conferences are published in this work.
This expanded and revised text includes 13 experimental reports (five new to this edition) and seven review articles involving meta-analysis and the assessment of... Læs mere
This work covers retired numbers in baseball's major and minor leagues. In the major league section of the book, a player's name is followed by his... Læs mere