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Lou Gehrig
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David A. Adler |
Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
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Heart of the game
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S. L. Price |
From the author of Pitching Around Fidel and Far Afield comes an account of the accidental death of minor league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh, illustrating the many ways in which baseball still ha… |
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At the Plate with... Ken Griffey Jr
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Matt Christopher |
Discusses the professional and personal life of the baseball star who plays with the Seattle Mariners. |
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George
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Peter Golenbock |
For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life--bu… |
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Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds
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Doug Wilson |
"This biography of Fred Hutchinson recounts the life of the former manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Facing a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in December 1963, Hutchinson and his team pressed on with… |
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Willie Mays
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Sam Epstein,Beryl Epstein |
A biography of the record-setting baseball player who is one of three in the game's history to hit 600 home runs. |
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Great infielders of the major leagues
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Dave Klein |
Profiles of twelve outstanding major league infielders since World War II. |
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Juan Marichal
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Juan Marichal |
"In a decade that featured such legendary hurlers as Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, and other Hall of Famers, no pitcher won more games than Juan Marichal in the 1960s. His unique, high-k… |
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Hank Greenberg
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Mark Kurlansky |
Profiles the Jewish-American baseball player who, in 1934, risked his chance to beat Babe Ruth's home run record by sitting out a game on Yom Kippur, and describes his impact on Jewish-American histo… |
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When the Dodgers were bridegrooms
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Ronald G. Shafer |
"In 1883, urbane real estate investor Charles Byrne and hustling news editor George J. Taylor joined forces to create the club that would become the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Bridegrooms" by s… |
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Albert Pujols
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Joanne Mattern |
"Presents the athletic biography of Albert Pujols, including his career as a high school, college, and professional baseball player"--Provided by publisher. |
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Red Sox roll call
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William McNeil |
"This work profiles 200 of the most memorable players to have donned Boston's red, white, and blue. Also included are journeymen who became legends as a result of one glorious World Series game, like… |
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They call me Oil Can
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Dennis Boyd |
"The autobiography of ex-major league pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd"-- |
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Wherever I wind up
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R.A. Dickey |
"A memoir written by baseball pitcher R.A. Dickey"-- |
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Ted Williams, my father
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Claudia Williams |
In this poignant memoir, Claudia Williams, the last surviving child of legendary Boston Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Ted Williams, tells her father's story, including never before told anecdotes a… |
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Babe Ruth
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Julia Ruth Stevens |
175 p. : 25 cm |
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Bigger than the game
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Dirk Hayhurst |
Dirk's latest memoir about his sports injury, his rehab, and the lessons he learned outside of the game, will go down as yet another baseball classic.
A possibly career ending injury looks to knock … |
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The journey home
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Jorge Posada |
The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled hi… |
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The baseball whisperer
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Michael Tackett |
"Traces the ... story of Merl Eberly and his Clarinda A's baseball team, which he tended over the course of five decades, transforming them from a town team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse. … |
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Yogi
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Carlo DeVito |
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