Red Sox by the Numbers (eBook)

A Complete Team History of the Boston Red Sox by Uniform Number

Bill Nowlin, Matthew Silverman (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
376 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-889-1 (ISBN)

Infos

What do Rube Walberg, Mike Nagy, Kevin Millar, and Dustin Pedroia all have in common? They have all worn #15 for the Boston Red Sox. Since 1931, the Red Sox have issued 74 different numbers to more than 1,500 players.In this newly updated edition, Red Sox by the Numbers tells the story of every Red Sox player since 31from Bill Sweeney (the first Red Sox player to don #1) to J.T. Snow (#84, the highest numbered non-coach in Sox history). Each chapter also features a fascinating sidebar that reveals obscure players who wore certain numbers and also which numbers produced the most wins, home runs, and stolen bases in club history.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

Bill Nowlin was born in Boston. He is the author of twenty-five Red Sox–related books. In 2004, Nowlin was elected vice president of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).Matthew Silverman is coauthor of Mets by the Numbers (with John Springer), Cubs by the Numbers (with Al Yellon and Kasey Ignarski), and Shea Goodbye (with Keith Hernandez). He is the author of Mets Essential, 100 Things Mets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, and Baseball Miscellany.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.6.2016
• Vorwort: Joe Castiglione
• Zusatzinfo: 75 B&W photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: All-Stars • baseball all-stars • baseball batters • baseball books • baseball champions • baseball encyclopedia • baseball fun facts • baseball hall of fame • Baseball Hall of Famers • baseball history • baseball hitters • baseball record-holders • baseball rookies • baseball stats • baseball trivia • best baseball hitter • best baseball players • best batters • best catchers ever • best pitchers • best pitchers ever • Boston baseball • boston red sox • boston sports • Boston sports books • Boston sports fan • Boston sports teams • gift for Red Sox fan • grand slams • 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 • Major League • Major League Baseball • Major league champions • most home runs • pinch hitters • RBIs • Red Sox books • Red Sox fun facts • Red Sox history • Red Sox trivia • Rookies • Shortstop • slugging • slugging record • strikeout record • strikeouts • switch-hitting • world series stats best r
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-889-3 / 1613218893
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-889-1 / 9781613218891