Laugh over baseball's oddest plays and weirdest happenings. Find out about a team that gave up 26 earned runs in a game, 16 in one inning. Or, a player who got the ball stuck in his glove, and threw both to first to beat the runner. More than 100 reasons why baseball is the zaniest sport.

Presents true stories of events on and off the baseball field, with sidelights about players, managers, rules, and unusual customs connected with the sport.

Presents true stories of events on and off the baseball field, with sidelights about players, managers, rules, and unusual customs connected with the sport.

"Our second volume of weird, wacky, and wonderfully true facts dedicated to America's national pastime!"--Back cover.

With more than 350 stories inside its pages, and 50-plus original illustrations by Ripleys official cartoonist John Graziano, this book is dedicated to the bizarre, colorful, and entertaining universe of amusement parks, rides, and attractions.

An irreverent look at a side of baseball not usually found on the sports pages, with more than 700 entries and 70 lists