The Cooperstown Murders

The Cooperstown Murders
Title The Cooperstown Murders PDF eBook
Author Milon Henry Levine
Publisher Lulu.com
Total Pages 293
Release
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ISBN 1411689143

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Murder at the Baseball Hall of Fame

Murder at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Title Murder at the Baseball Hall of Fame PDF eBook
Author David Daniel
Publisher Minotaur Books
Total Pages 215
Release 1996
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780312146832

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While visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame, ex-cop Frank Branco witnesses the murder of a former major leaguer and begins an investigation that eventually leads him to a retired ballpark vendor and his many memories.

Murder at Ebbets Field

Murder at Ebbets Field
Title Murder at Ebbets Field PDF eBook
Author Troy Soos
Publisher Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages 288
Release 2012-04-25
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0758287798

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It's One. . .Two. . .Three Strikes You're Dead Mickey Rawlings will do whatever it takes to help his New York Giants get past the Brooklyn Dodgers and into the World Series. If that means playing a bit part in a movie starring screen goddess Florence Hampton, he's game. What's not in the lineup is Florence washing up on a beach bloated and dead following a glitzy night of champagne and paparazzi. Since Rawlings has a perfect batting average when it comes to solving murders, he can't just walk away from the crime--especially when the killer has an agenda that could change more than a few lives forever--and puts the Series into perspective for Rawlings. While the boys of summer heat up for the final playoff stretch, every pitch, every swing heightens the tension on a mystery that might be too tough for Rawlings to deliver in the clutch this time. "Equal parts baseball and mystery are the perfect proportion." --Robert Parker Praise for the Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries "Full of life." --The New York Times Book Review on Hanging Curve "A perfect book for the rain delay. . .a winner!" --USA Today on Murder at Fenway Park "Delightful. . .mixing suspense, period detail that will leave readers eager for subsequent innings." --Publishers Weekly on Murder at Fenway Park

Bury My Heart at Cooperstown

Bury My Heart at Cooperstown
Title Bury My Heart at Cooperstown PDF eBook
Author Frank Russo
Publisher Triumph Books (IL)
Total Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9781572438224

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An entertaining look at how a number of baseball players have left fthe game all too soon, this book covers murders, suicides, accidents and bizarre mishaps, deaths by alcoholism, and even deaths by sexually transmitted diseases. The ever amusing and interesting stories include James Phelps, who made a running catch, was bitten by a poisonous snake, finished the game, then promptly died; Harold B. "Rowdy" Elliott, who fell out of an apartment window in San Francisco in 1934 at the age of 33; Gus Sandberg, who's demise was when he decided to light a match to see how much gas was in the tank of his car; Dernell Stensen, who was shot in the chest and head and run over by his own SUV in 2003 at the age of 25; Len Koenecke, who got his head smashed in by a pilot as he tried to grab controls in the cockpit of a commercial airplane flying from Chicago to Buffalo in 1935; and love-sick, star-stuck Bob Lansford, who poisoned himself to death with a picture of a young actress in front of him in 1907. There are countless offbeat facts, trivia, and even specific locations of where many of the ballplayers are buried such as Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Billy Martin, and many more. The book also provides you with a grave-hunting for dummies chapter with tips on how to find your favorite deceased ballplayer.

Murder at Wrigley Field

Murder at Wrigley Field
Title Murder at Wrigley Field PDF eBook
Author Troy Soos
Publisher Kensington Publishing Corporation
Total Pages 0
Release 1997
Genre Baseball stories
ISBN 9781575661551

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The year is 1918, a time of mixed blessings for Mickey Rawlings--he's starting for the Cubs and his hitting is at a career high; but his best friend, a rookie named Willie Kaiser, has just been murdered. Now, Mickey's search for answers will take him much further afield than he ever dreamed he'd go--as a ballplayer and as a man.

July 2, 1903

July 2, 1903
Title July 2, 1903 PDF eBook
Author Mike Sowell
Publisher New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada
Total Pages 352
Release 1992
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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Investigates the death of one of baseball's earliest all-stars, whose "accidental" fall into Niagara Falls occurred just a few months before the teams' corrupt owners organized the first World Series.

Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock
Title Lyman Bostock PDF eBook
Author K. Adam Powell
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages 355
Release 2016-12-09
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1442252065

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Lyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the first players in major league baseball to cash in on the new era of free agency, signing with the California Angels for more than $2 million—one of the richest contracts in sports history at that time. But Bostock’s true potential would never be known. On September 23, 1978, Bostock was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana. He was just 27 years old. In Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer, K. Adam Powell tells the story of Bostock’s humble beginnings in Birmingham, Alabama, his coming-of-age in Los Angeles, his involvement in the Black Power movement, his brief yet impactful baseball career, and his senseless murder in 1978. Those who knew Bostock and played alongside him believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, and perhaps even make the Hall of Fame some day. More than just a ballplayer, Bostock was known as a stand-out citizen who never forgot where he came from, investing hours of his time giving back to his community, visiting with local youth, and hosting baseball clinics. Lyman Bostock captures a remarkable era in professional baseball, an era when ballplayers such as Bostock still engaged closely with their fans even as power shifted from management and owners to the players. Through careful research, exclusive interviews, and rarely-seen photographs, Bostock’s life and the times in which he lived are conveyed in intimate detail. For baseball fans of all ages, Lyman Bostock’s biography is a poignant and inspiring story of an upcoming star whose life was cut much too short.