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The natural / by Malamud, Bernard.;
Subjects: Baseball stories.; Baseball players;
© 2003., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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The natural [sound recording] / by Malamud, Bernard.; Hurt, Christopher,1959-;
Read by Christopher Hurt.A true natural at baseball can make it big if he keeps his eye on the ball.
Subjects: Baseball stories.; Audiobooks.; Baseball players;
© 1993., Blackstone Audiobooks,
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Top of the order : 25 writers pick their favorite baseball player of all time / by Manning, Sean.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Baseball players; Baseball;
© c2010., Da Capo Press,
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Bloomer girls : women baseball pioneers / by Shattuck, Debra A.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Creating a National Pastime -- 1865-1879: Contesting a National Pastime -- 1865-1879: Commodifying a National Pastime -- The 1880s: Molding Manly Men and Disappearing Women -- The 1890s: New Women, Bloomer Girls, and the Old Ball Game -- Conclusion.Debra A. Shattuck pulls from newspaper accounts and hard-to-find club archives to reconstruct a forgotten era in baseball history. Her fascinating social history tracks women players who organized baseball clubs for their own enjoyment and found roster spots on men's teams. If the women faced financial exploitation and indignities, they nonetheless staked a claim to the nascent national pastime. Shattuck explores how the determination to take their turn at bat thrust female players into narratives of the women's rights movement and transformed perceptions of women's physical and mental capacity.
Subjects: Women baseball players; Women baseball players;
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Straw : finding my way / by Strawberry, Darryl.;
Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field were often overshadowed by his struggles off the field, recounts the highs, the lows, and the lessons of hope and survival he learned along the way. Darryl grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Los Angeles, where he channeled his energy into baseball and basketball. The New York Mets drafted him in 1980, and he won Rookie of the Year in 1983. Throughout the eighties and nineties, however, Strawberry faced many personal challenges, including drug use, tax evasion, solicitation, and allegations of domestic violence. His seasons with the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees were interrupted by suspensions, visits to rehab, and treatment for colon cancer. But in 2006, Strawberry's life changed course dramatically. With his wife, Tracy, he devoted himself to his church and to his work with children and adults affected by autism and other developmental disorders. Here, for the first time, Darryl Strawberry delivers his own inspirational story.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Strawberry, Darryl.; Baseball players;
© c2009., Ecco,
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The baseball maniac's almanac : the absolutely, positively, and without question greatest book of facts, figures, and astonishing lists ever compiled / by Sugar, Bert Randolph,editor.; Samelson, Ken,editor.; Shea, Stuart,editor.;
Batting -- Pitching -- Hall of Fame -- Managers -- Fielding -- Realatives -- World Series -- All-Star Game -- Teams -- Miscellany -- American League -- National League -- Franchises no longer in existence.An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniac's Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever compiled - all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. In its pages, renowned sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts.
Subjects: Statistics.; Baseball; Baseball; Baseball players;
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Sandy Koufax : a lefty's legacy / by Leavy, Jane.;
Subjects: Koufax, Sandy, 1935-; Baseball players;
© c2002., HarperCollins,
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Hank Greenberg : the hero of heroes / by Rosengren, John.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-377) and index.Leshono Toivo -- Bruggy: the pride of Crotona -- A ballplayer named Greenberg?! -- The elusive Hebrew star -- Bang, bang, bang, go the Yiddish -- MVP -- 183* -- The golden mark -- Shadow boxing with fly balls -- You're in the Army now -- War's my business now -- Playing from memory -- Good-bye, Mr. Ball -- Playing hardball -- Tennis, anyone?Baseball in the 1930s was more than a national pastime; it was a cultural touchstone that galvanized communities and gave a struggling country its heroes despite the woes of the Depression. Hank Greenberg, one of the most exciting sluggers in baseball history, gave the people of Detroit a reason to be proud. But America was facing more than economic hardship. With the Nazis gaining power across Europe, political and social tensions were approaching a boiling point. As one of the few Jewish athletes competing nationally, Hank Greenberg became not only an iconic ball player, but also an important and sometimes controversial symbol of Jewish identity and the American immigrant experience. When Hank joined the Detroit Tigers in 1933, they were headed for a dismal fifth-place season finish. The following year, with Hank leading the charge, they were fighting off the Yankees for the pennant. As his star ascended, he found himself cheered wherever he went. But there were other noises also. On and off the field, he met with taunts and anti-Semitic threats. Yet the hardship only drove him on to greater heights, sharing the spotlight with the most legendary sluggers of the day, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Lou Gehrig. Hank Greenberg offers an intimate account of the man's life on and off the field. It is a portrait of integrity, triumph over adversity, and one of the greatest baseball players to ever grace the field.--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Greenberg, Hank.; Baseball players; Jewish baseball players;
© ©2013., New American Library,
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A league of their own [videorecording] / by Marshall, Penny.prodrt; Ganz, Lowell,1948-aus; Mandel, Babaloo.aus; Greenhut, Robert.pro; Abbott, Elliot.pro; Hanks, Tom.act; Davis, Geena.act; Petty, Lori.act; Madonna,1958-act; O'Donnell, Rosie.act; Lovitz, Jon.act; Strathairn, David.act; Marshall, Garry.act; Pullman, Bill.act; Ondříček, Miroslav,1934-2015.cng; Bowers, George.flm; Zimmer, Hans.cmp; Columbia Pictures.; Parkway Productions.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen, aspect ratio 2.35:1, Dolby surround.Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman.Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editor, George Bowers ; music, Hans Zimmer ; story, Kim Wilson, Kelly Candaele.In 1943, a washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war. Reluctant at first, he finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Based on a true story.Rated PG.Named to the National Film Registry in 2012 by the Library of Congress.
Subjects: Sports films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; Women baseball players;
© ©1997, Columbia Tristar Home Video,
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Dinner with DiMaggio : memories of an American hero / by Positano, Rock G.; Positano, John,author.;
Foreword / Francis Ford Coppola -- Introduction / Fay T. Vincent -- The last American hero -- An unlikely friendship -- Dinner with DiMaggio -- In the melting pot -- La bella figura -- A stand-up guy -- Take me out to the ball game -- A legend on legends -- Love lost -- Fans in high places -- It's cold on the tundra -- The patron saint of kids -- Winding down -- Swinging in Coney Island -- Last dinner with DiMaggio -- A simple memorial for a simple man."The real Joe DiMaggio, remembered by the man who knew him best in the last decade of his life--candid and little-known stories about icons from Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field. Dr. Rock Positano, an internationally renowned foot specialist in New York City, was introduced to Joe DiMaggio by the dean of New York sports writers, Bill Gallo, in 1990. The Yankee Clipper's career-ending heel spur injury and botched surgeries brought them together. During the time Dr. Positano successfully treated the Yankee Clipper, a friendship slowly developed. As Dr. Positano would learn, DiMaggio moved very carefully and deliberately. Dinner with DiMaggio follows the story of their friendship from its star-struck beginning through all its highs and lows over the next decade. Forty years younger than DiMaggio, Dr. Positano became a surrogate son at a time when his actual son was suffering from substance-abuse problems. Positano's accounts of their times together reveal DiMaggio's many rituals and quirks: the same meals at the same restaurants, the same pals in New York and Florida, jacket and tie everywhere. At the pinnacle of his fame, DiMaggio had learned to be guarded and carefully managed his image and private life. As his trust in his young friend grew, DiMaggio opened up about Marilyn, but also about his first wife, Dorothy Arnold, the mother of his son and the real love of his life. The Yankee Clipper knew everyone, and Positano shares never-before-told stories of famous people DiMaggio admired and those he didn't. This is DiMaggio as he really was: sometimes cranky and calculating, but more often charming, generous, loyal, and always big-hearted when it came to kids. The stories and experiences he shared with Rock Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and one of the icons of the twentieth century"--
Subjects: Biographies.; DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999.; Baseball players;
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