Baseball Maniac's Almanac - 4th Edition (eBook)

The Absolutely, Positively, and without Question Greatest Book of Facts, Figures, and Astonishing Lists Ever Compiled

Bert Randolph Sugar (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016 | Fourth Edition
428 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-864-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniacs Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembledall verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. In its pages, renowned sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, youll find:Highest batting averages not to win batting titlesHome-run leaders by state of birthPlayers on last-place teams leading the league in RBIs, by seasonMost triples by position, seasonWinners of two legs of triple crown since last winnerOldest pitchers with losing record, leading league in ERACareer pitching leaders under six feet tallManagers replaced wile team was in first placeHall of Famers whose sons played in the majorsBabe Ruths yearly salaryPlayers with palindromic surnamesAnd so much more!Not just a collection of facts or records, this is a book of glorious fun that will astound even the most bookish baseball fan. Read up and amaze your friends!

Autor

Bert Randolph Sugar has established himself as one of the world’s foremost sports historians. He is the former editor in chief of The Ring and Fight Game magazines and the author of more than eighty books, with over a dozen books on baseball. Past titles include The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists, Bert Sugar’s Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America’s Greatest Game, and Fight or Die: The Vinny Paz Story. Sugar passed away in 2012.Ken Samelson is an editor and author of several sports books. He is a former editor of the Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia and co-author of Amazing Mets Trivia, The Great All-Time Baseball Record Book, The Miracle Has Landed, and The Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia Quiz Book. Samelson lives in Larchmont, New York.Stuart Shea is an editor and contributor to The Baseball Encyclopedia: The Complete and Definitive Record of Major League Baseball, The Emerald Guide to Baseball, Who’s Who in Baseball, and SABR’s Baseball Research Journal. He is the author of two books on Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Wrigley Field: An Unauthorized Biography. Shea lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2016
• Co-Autor: Ken Samelson, Stuart Shea
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: All-Stars • basebal • baseball all-stars • baseball batters • baseball books • baseball books for adults • baseball books for teens • baseball champions • baseball coach • baseball encyclopedia • baseball factsbaseball MVP • baseball fun facts • baseball hall of fame • Baseball Hall of Famers • baseball history • baseball hitters • baseball love • baseball managers • baseball record-holders • baseball rookies • baseball stats • baseball trivia • best baseball hitters • best baseball players • best batters • best catchers ever • best pitchers • best pitchers ever • best rookies • gift for baseball coach • gift for baseball fan • gift for baseball lover • greatest baseball hitters • greatest baseball players • greatest catchers ever • greatest pitchers • greatest pitchers ever • greatest pitchers in history • history of home runs • hit leaders • hitters • Home Run • learn about baseball • most home runs • pinch hitters • RBIs • Rookies • Shortstop • slugging • slugging record • sports facts • sports trivia • strikeout record • strikeouts • switch-hitting • world series books • world series stats
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-864-8 / 1613218648
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-864-8 / 9781613218648