Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sleeper cars and flannel uniforms Sleeper cars and flannel uniforms Elden Auker,Tom Keegan Poignant and personal, homespun and humorous, filled with recollections and reflections of baseball. OL20486830W
The faith of fifty million The faith of fifty million Christopher Hodge Evans,William R. Herzog Features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relation of baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include issues of national identity, baseball and civil religion, "saints and sinner… OL20945743W
Overleven Overleven Mart Smeets Persoonlijke ervaringen van een sportverslaggever tijdens sportevenementen buiten Nederland. OL24743551W
Pitching Pitching Palmer, Jim A star pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles relates anecdotes from his career, discusses the physical and mental equipment needed to be a successful pitcher, and explains the fine points of pitching ski… OL2967251W
Baseball in Blue and Gray Baseball in Blue and Gray George B. Kirsch "During the Civil War, Americans from home front to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, players and fans struggled over the for… OL4625633W
Better baseball for boys Better baseball for boys David C. Cooke Text and photographs explain how to bat, run bases, slide, pitch, catch, and play the different positions. OL6698537W
Pitching Pitching Bob Shaw Explains the delivery of different kinds of pitches, techniques of teaching pitching, pitching strategy, the execution of pick-off plays and fielding duties of the pitcher, and his mental and physica… OL7024322W