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Baseball Anecdotes
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by Daniel Okrent and Steve Wulf
Sales Rank: 621366
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List Price: $45.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 368 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA April 20, 1989
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195043960
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195043969
Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.3 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
This history of baseball in anecdotal form contains many familiar stories, but many more that will be new to fans. Okrent ( The Ultimate Baseball Book ; Nine Innings ) and Wulf, senior editor for baseball at Sports Illustrated , recount such tales as Fred Merkle's failure to touch second base in 1908, Babe Ruth's alleged calling of the spot where he would hit a home run and the time three Brooklyn Dodgers all wound up on the same base. There are off-diamond gems, too, including accounts of catcher Moe Berg's avocation as a spy, manager Casey Stengel's testimony before a congressional subcommittee on antitrust that left the senators completely baffled, and Dizzy Dean's reply to critics of his English: "A lot of guys that ain't sayin' ain't, ain't eatin'." The book is fun to read, especially consumed piecemeal. 45,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA-- A chronologically arranged, entertaining collection of colorful anecdotes. The book begins by debunking the theory that Abner Doubleday "invented" baseball and espouses the evolution rather than creation theory of the origins of baseball. The first game of something called Base Ball was played on June 19, 1846, and this book begins with an account of that game and carries baseball through the World Series of 1986. Although most anecdotes concern colorful characters, there are also entries with titles such as "The Rabbit Ball," "1920s Players," and "The Move West." An index makes this collection suitable for light research, but its real value will be as enjoyable reading or browsing. Baseball lovers of all ages will relish this book.
- Patricia Lilly, Holub Middle School, Alief, TX
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reader Reviews
Here is a treasury of great stories from the game of baseball. Collected and ordered from the 1800's down to today. You see some of the great characters from the game, and a look back to simpler times. Some very amusing stories are sure to keep you interested.
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