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1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; Introduction; The First Inning: Notable baseball firsts; Babe Ruth's Underwear: Unusual baseball collectibles; It's in the Cards: One-of-a-kind baseball cards; Baseball Fanatics: Howling Hilda and Megaphone Lolly; Presidents and Baseball: Baseball's number one fans; Keeping the Day Job: Players with odd jobs; Contract Players: Underpaid players; They're Animals: A baseball menagerie; Why Me?: Baseball's most unflattering nicknames; No-Chance Names: Players with unfortunate names; A Ballplayer Named Sadie: Players with feminine names |
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Born to Be Baseball Players: Perfect baseball namesFamily Affairs: They did not live up to the family name; Blackballed: African American stars who never played in the majors; The International Pastime: Foreign-born ballplayers; Cheers: Drinking men; Food for Thought: What baseball players eat; The Numbers Game: The stories behind the numbers; Clothes Encounters: They were what they wore; Dirty Players: Their uniforms never stayed clean; Cups of Coffee: Careers that were short but sweet; Double Threats: They could pitch and hit; Nobody's Perfect: Unlikely no-hitters |
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Arm Problems: Promising pitching careers shortened by injurySophomore Jinx: Second-year flops; You're Only As Good As Your Last Season: Big production drop offs; Forgotten Stars: Overlooked nineteenth-century greats; On the Outside Looking In: Worthy Hall of Fame candidates; Cooperstown Question Marks: Questionable Hall of Famers; What Were They Thinking?: The worst players to receive Hall of Fame votes; Least Appreciated Players: Superstars who never won MVP Awards; They Never Won a Batting Title: Great hitters who never won a batting crown; Shadow Players: Stars overshadowed by others |
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Going Batty: Players who carried a big stickSupreme Sluggers: Long ball hitters; The Greatest Hitters Who Ever Lived: From Ty Cobb to Pete Rose; Monster Seasons: The greatest offensive seasons; The Greatest Pitchers of All Time: Big Six and the Big Train; Sensational Seasons: The greatest seasons by pitchers; Terrific Teams: Baseball's best teams; They Weren't World Champions: Great teams that didn't win the World Series; Trading Places: Stars traded for bench warmers; Major Disappointments: Bonus busts; One-Year Wonders: Short seasons in the sun; Power Outage: They rarely went deep |
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Defenseless: Lead glove winnersSlow Runners: They can hide, but they can't run; They Didn't Hit Their Weight: Hitters below the Mendoza line; ''Sigh'' Young Awards: The worst pitching seasons on record; Baseball's Worst Teams: Spiders and Mets; Worst World Series Performances: Goats and disappointments; They Never Won the World Series: Players who were never world champions; Seasons They'd Rather Forget: Superstars with subpar seasons; Mismanaged: Great players who were bad managers; Skilled Skippers: Bad players who were great managers; Colorful Managers: The Lip and the Gerbil |
| Summary |
Baseball has so many stars and scrubs, quotables and notables - so many that one book just isn't enough to cover them all. Enter Baseball's Most WantedTM II . Starting where Baseball's Most WantedTM left off, version 2.0 introduces even more colorful characters, inept fielders and hitters, and forgotten stars as well as all the teams, fans, managers, and even announcers who are a vibrant part of baseball's past, present, and future. You'll read top-ten lists of the best and worst hitters and pitchers, the most unique memorabilia, and the most obsessed fans. Learn which president vowed to never p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Baseball players -- Biography
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Baseball players -- Miscellanea
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball players
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Biographies
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Trivia and miscellanea
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612340371 |
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1612340377 |
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