Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout (eBook)

A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told

Cory McCartney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
260 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-901-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author Cory McCartney includes stories about Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Bobby Cox, and so many others.Recall the harrowing experience of AtlantaFulton County Stadium catching fire on July 21, 1993, overshadowing the debut of Fred McGriff, and read all about Sid Bream's slide and the worst-to-first season of 1991. From the run of 14 consecutive division titles and the 1995 World Series title, to Kent Mercker's 1994 no-hitter; from the arrival of the Baby Braves in Brian McCann, Jeff Francoeur, and others, to the 2014 Hall of Fameinduction of Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and Bobby Cox, the on and off-the-field stories are all here.This is the perfect addition to a Braves fans shelf!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Cory McCartney is a writer for FOXSportsSouth.com and a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Previously with Sports Illustrated, his work has also appeared on CNN.com, and he served as an analyst for the Big Ten Network. He lives in the Atlanta metropolitan area with his wife and two children.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.4.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 20 B&W photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: All-Stars • Andruw Jones • atlanta braves • Atlanta Braves fun facts • Atlanta Braves history • Atlanta Braves stats • Atlanta Braves trivia • Atlanta sports • Baby Braves • baseball all-stars • baseball books • baseball books for adults • baseball books for teens • baseball champions • baseball encyclopedia • baseball fun facts • baseball hall of fame • Baseball Hall of Famers • baseball history • baseball love • baseball record-holders • baseball stats • baseball trivia • best baseball hitters • best baseball players • best pitchers • best pitchers ever • Bobby Cox • Braves history • Chipper Jones • Daley Murphy • Fred McGriff • Georgia sports • Georgia sports history • gift for baseball fan • gift for baseball lover • grand slams • greatest baseball hitters • greatest baseball players • greatest pitchers • greatest pitchers ever • greatest pitchers in history • Greg Maddux • hank aaron • history of home runs • Home Run • John Smoltz • Kent Mercker • learn about baseball • most home runs • Phil Niekro • rookies sp • Sid Bream • sports trivia • switch-hitting • Tom Glavine • world series stats
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-901-6 / 1613219016
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-901-0 / 9781613219010