Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays
Title | Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Hirsch |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2021-11-22 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476687072 |
Baseball has produced some notably strange plays--like Randy Johnson's fastball dismantling a bird--yet there have been many that defy belief. Beginning with Todd Frazier tricking umpires into calling an out with a rubber ball and culminating in Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky pitching into a scrum of two batters and a manager at home plate, this book describes the 150 most bizarre plays in the history of the game. Baserunners going in the wrong direction, outfielders kicking the ball, three runners meeting at one base, two balls in play, players ejected for dancing and many other anomalies are presented with detailed commentary.
Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays
Title | Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Hirsch |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2021-12-14 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476645604 |
Baseball has produced some notably strange plays--like Randy Johnson's fastball dismantling a bird--yet there have been many that defy belief. Beginning with Todd Frazier tricking umpires into calling an out with a rubber ball and culminating in Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky pitching into a scrum of two batters and a manager at home plate, this book describes the 150 most bizarre plays in the history of the game. Baserunners going in the wrong direction, outfielders kicking the ball, three runners meeting at one base, two balls in play, players ejected for dancing and many other anomalies are presented with detailed commentary.
Baseball Oddities
Title | Baseball Oddities PDF eBook |
Author | Wayne Stewart |
Publisher | Sterling |
Total Pages | 100 |
Release | 1999-03-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780806918952 |
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.
Odd Ball
Title | Odd Ball PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Tocher |
Publisher | Two Lions |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Baseball |
ISBN | 9780761458135 |
Unusual baseball moments, told through black-and-white comic strips
Baseball Eccentrics
Title | Baseball Eccentrics PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Lee |
Publisher | Triumph Books |
Total Pages | 221 |
Release | 2007-04 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 1617499269 |
A round up of the most outrageous group of malcontents, characters, rebels, nut jobs, reprobates, wing-nuts, wackos, space cadets, head cases, goofs, free thinkers, and oddballs who ever livened up the grand old game of baseball, this collection not only describes their most bizarre antics in often-hilarious detail, but also includes the unique thoughts of Bill "Spaceman" Lee, a man known for his colorful quotes and offbeat personality.
Outsider Baseball
Title | Outsider Baseball PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Simkus |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 2014-03-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1613748167 |
Outsider Baseball is the story of a forgotten world, where independent professional ball clubs zig-zagged across America, plying their trade in big cities and small villages alike. Included among the former and future major leaguers were mercenaries, scalawags, and outcasts. This is where Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell, and John McGraw crossed bats with the Cuban Stars, Tokyo Giants, Brooklyn Bushwicks, dozens of famous Negro league teams, and novelty acts such as the House of David and Bloomer Girls. Legends emerged in this alternate baseball universe and author Scott Simkus sets out to share their stories and use a critical lens to separate fact from fiction. Written in a gritty prose style, Outsider Baseball combines meticulous research with modern analytics, opening the door to an unforgettable funhouse of baseball history. Scott Simkus is the founder and editor of the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. He is the winner of a research award from the Society of American Baseball Research for his work on the Negro League Database.
Baseball's Most Wanted
Title | Baseball's Most Wanted PDF eBook |
Author | Floyd Conner |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | 412 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Baseball players |
ISBN | 9781578661572 |
An irreverent look at a side of baseball not usually found on the sports pages, with more than 700 entries and 70 lists