While the pirates are recognized as fielding the first all-black lineup in 1971, the 66 games in this book include one of the first matchups in the majors to involve two non-white opening hurlers Native American and Cuban in June 1921. Some of the games are wins; some are losses. Puerzer, eliza richardson, c.
All of these essays provide readers with a sense of the totality of the Pirates’ experiences: the joy, the heartbreak, and other aspects of baseball and life in between.
The National Pastime, 2018: Steel City Stories National Pastime : a Review of Baseball History
. Each year the publication focuses on the history of baseball in a different region or city, following the annual SABR convention from one major league territory to another. The 2018 volume focuses on pittsburgh, home to some truly significant episodes in baseball history, being not only the home to the great Negro Leagues teams the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, but to a major league team who came by their name honestly--no pun intended--for what others called the "piratical" practice of poaching players.
The articles in the volume are arranged chronologically, starting from the opening of Forbes Field in 1909 and carrying through to a story of the annual fan gathering each October at the section of Forbes Field wall that still stands today. The national pastime is the annual review of baseball historical research and regional topics published by the Society for American Baseball Research SABR.
Fane re-live the magic of game seven of the 1960 Wold Series on the very spot where Bill Mazeroski's home run flew over the wall. The articles feature not only the hall-of-fame players honus Wagner, but some lesser remembered figures like Guy Bush, Roy Face, and Willie Stargell, Josh Gibson, Roberto Clemente, Sam Bankhead, and Carlos Bernier.
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Time for Expansion Baseball
Skeltoncarl morton by tom hawthornmaury wills by glen sparkssan diego padresIt’s a Major League City or It Isn’t: San Diego’s Padres Step Up to the Big Leagues John W. Stewartdamian miller by joel rippeljeff suppan by dan TaylorTAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYSHow Tampa Bay Got Their Team Peter M. The los angeles angels and the "new" Washington Senators ushered in baseball's expansion in 1960, followed quickly by the Houston Colt.
45s and the New York Mets. Wolffred kendall by brian gellerjerry morales by rick bogovichseattle pilotsthe flight of the seattle pilots bill mullinstommy harper by bill nowlinmarty pattin by rick bogovichlou piniella by john difonzoseattle MARINERSMajor-League Baseball Returns to the Pacific Northwest Steve FriedmanJulio Cruz by Michael MarshRick Jones by Jeff FindleyDan Meyer by Paul HofmannTORONTO BLUE JAYSThe Birth of the Blue Jays Maxwell KatesBill Singer by Joel RippelPete Vuckovich by Dale VoissErnie Whitt by Bob LeMoineCOLORADO ROCKIESWelcome to the Time Zone with A Team Roger L.
Gordondennis springer by rob NeyerBrooks Kieschnick by Rick SchabowskiDmitri Young by Tom Cuggino. Since then, built its team, some of those teams have relocated or changed names, but TIME FOR EXPANSION BASEBALL tells the story of how each franchise was formed, and began play. Skeltonbob aspromonte by mark wernickeddie bressoud by bill nowlinbob Lillis by Paul GeislerNEW YORK METS"The Name is Mets -- Just Plain Mets" Leslie HeaphyChoo Choo Coleman by David E.
Met-rospectives: A Collection of the Greatest Games in New York Mets History The SABR Digital Library Volume 60
Brown Jr. Bush october 18, 1973: koosman, McGraw Shutout Takes Series Frederick C. All, with the exception of one valiant defeat, end in triumph for the orange and blue. There have been fair measures of wondrous and woeful in the franchise's history, but this book’s 57 game summaries—coinciding with the number of Mets years through 2018—are strictly for the eternal optimist.
The games are recounted here thanks to the combined efforts of 32 SABR members. Cuicchi july 22, 1986: buckner error matthew silverman october 27, 1986: dykstra’s homer ends g3 nlcs rory costello october 14, 1986: 16-inning battle for pennant rory costello october 25, 1986: Carter’s Single Wins G5 NLCS Rory Costello October 15, 1986: Extra-Inning Slugfest w/Brawl & Home Run Michael Huber 23 October 11, 1986: Game Seven Matthew Silverman August 11, 1988: McReynolds’ Grand Slam Brian M.
Brown Jr. The selection process for these games involved various criteria including the time in the season, the dramatic level, and the impact in shaping franchise history. April 23, 1969: seaver’s near-perfect game alan raylesberg september 15, 1963: tim harkness game-winning slam alan raylesberg May 31, 1964: Longest Doubleheader Alan Cohen July 9, 1962: Mets First Victory Tony Valley June 26, 1969: Swoboda Is Carlton’s Achilles Heel Richard A.
Cincinnati's Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City The SABR Digital Library Volume 57
Doutrich, phillip Bolda, Richard A. Paul rogers iii, chad dotson, gordon gattie, Doug Feldmann, Dan Fields, Greg Rhodes, Greg Erion, Gregory H. Sternman, michael lynch, mike Whiteman, Norm King, Mike Huber, Paul E. Cuicchi, rick schabowski, Russ Lake, and Tom Pardo. Among the exciting contests recounted here are an opening day no-hitter in 1918, johnny van Der Meer’s incredible summer of two no-hitters, action from the infamous 1919 World Series, Joe DiMaggio’s 1939 World Series heroics, Negro Leagues action, and no-hitters by Lon Warneke and Clyde Shoun.
The new steel and concrete ballpark was located at the site of its predecessor, the outdated wooden Palace of the Fans at the intersection of Findlay Street and Western Avenue. This volume is a collaborative effort of more than three dozen members of the Society for American Baseball Research SABR, including Alan Cohen, Bill Schneider, Bob Buege, Art Shamsky, Brian P.
Former reds players johnny Edwards and Art Shamsky share their memories of the park in introductions. On that day the team inaugurated the season by playing its first game at Redland Field, which was renamed Crosley Field in 1934 in honor of the team’s owner, Powel Crosley.
From Spring Training to Screen Test: Baseball Players Turned Actors The SABR Digital Library Volume 55
Bush ball four, rob edelman baseball and classic television: a brief overview, the television series: ahead of its time? ron briley baseball and coca-cola: a match made IN AMERICA, Rob Edelman . Those who will relish the privileged peeks at the off-the-field life and times of Mike Donlin and Edward G.
They have invested their time, money, and expertise to be part of the baseball world as team owners and fans. Not surprisingly, many showbiz luminaries have become baseball enthusiasts. Wolf johnny berardino, rob edelman and michael betzold don drysdale, lawrence baldassaro mike donlin, alan cohen bobby bonilla, charlie bevis ron darling, mark souder CHUCK CONNORS, Audrey Apfel JOE DIMAGGIO, Joseph Wancho MARK FIDRYCH, Richard J.
Wolf wally hood, paul hofmann frank kelleher, jay hurd ron houck, ted leavengood derek jeter, alan cohen wally joyner, phil williams reggie jackSON, Adam Klinker JOHN KRUK, Seamus Kearney LEE LACY, Gregory H. Bergtold ernie orsatti, jay berman edgar “blue” washington, dan o’brien leon wagner, eric hanauer monty stratton, eric aron pete vuckovich, don jensen bob uecker, bill nowlin tony tarasco, allan wood bret saberhagen, rob edelman jerry priddy, will osgood jim thorpe, rory costello rube waddell, alan cohen ziggy sears umpire, lawrence baldassaro ART PASSARELLA, Warren Corbett BEANS REARDON, Gary Sarnoff LOU STRINGER, Bob LeMoine BABE RUTH, Bruce Bumbalough SAMMY SOSA, Mark V.
From spring training to screen test: Baseball Players Turned Actors includes essays by 43 SABR members that connect baseball and show biz.
20-Game Losers The SABR Digital Library Volume 51
And we feature one woebegone pitching staff which had four 20-game losers in the same season. This take on pitching records offers plenty of quirks to explore. Mike maroth and brian kingman, the two most recent pitchers to lose 20 games, are here. Faber mike maroth by barbara mantegani and dave raglin al mattern by bob lemoine jim mccormick by chris rainey stoneY MCGLYNN by Steve Schmitt HARRY MCINTIRE by John Struth JACK NABORS by Stephen V.
Why would a manager keep putting you out there to pitch, time after time, if you didn’t have a chance to win the game? More than 25 percent of the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame are pitchers who lost 20 or more games in a single season. Sternman harry byrd by armand peterson george caster by chris rainey john coleman by justin Mckinney CLIFF CURTIS by Alan Drude ART DITMAR by David E.
Wolf guy hecker by bob bailey randy jones by alan cohen vern kennedy by Joel Rippel HENRY KEUPPER by Emmet R. Wolf vic willis by Daniel R.
The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring The SABR Digital Library Volume 46
Crew chief ted barrett chris guccione historical data retired numbers and un-retired from the umpires media guide honor rolls of baseball umpires who played and/or managed in the Major Leagues Umpire Records Umpires and No-Hitters Historical Timeline of Major League Umpiring from the Umpires Media Guide Umpires in Postseason OTHER UMPIRES, OTHER PLACES Umpires in the Negro Leagues Three Arizona League Umpires Once Upon a Blue Moon: A Love Affair with Umpiring Around the World of Umpiring by Clark G.
During the work on this book, supervisors and umpire administrators, former umpires, we interviewed 56 major league umpires, and others whose jobs cause them to interact with umpires. Hall of fame umpires al barlick nestor chylak jocko conlan tommy connolly billy evans doug harvey cal hubbard bill klem bill McGowan Hank O’Day OTHER NOTABLE UMPIRES Emmett Ashford Charlie Berry Augie Donatelli Tom Gorman Steve Palermo Babe Pinelli Ernie Quigley Beans Reardon Rev.
The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant: The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies The SABR Digital Library Volume 54
Not only does this volume recap how their run to the flag was marked by clutch hitting and pitching in close games, it contains biographies of every player who appeared, Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones, Robin Roberts, including Richie Ashburn, and Eddie Waitkus. This book is also the product of the dedicated, uncompensated work of 36 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, all of whom share a love of baseball and its rich history.
. Bobby Brown. Game stories and many other features about this unique team round out the volume. Morris, jan finkel, james ray, lyle spatz, Joe Schuster, Jimmy Keenan, John Wickline, Jim Sweetman, Mark S. That day at ebbets field they won only the second pennant in Phillies history and their first in 35 years.
Between the two pennants, and dead last 16 times between 1919 and 1945, including five straight years from 1938 to 1942, finishing in the first division only once between 1917 and 1949, the Phillies were mostly dreadful, once finishing 28½ games out of seventh place. Sternman, seamus kearney, mike huber, ralph Berger, Steve Schmitt, Steve West, Ted Smith, Neal Poloncarz, Warren Corbett.
In addition to a foreword by whiz kid curt simmons, it even contains a "View From the Other Side" by Yankees third baseman and former American League President Dr.
Sportsman's Park in St. Louis: Home of The Browns and Cardinals at Grand and Dodier
The new concrete and steel park served as the center of professional baseball in St. There are also insightful feature essays about the park's history. Louis for the next six decades. This volume is a collaborative effort of 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research SABR. Amateurs began playing on a sandlot there as far back as the 1860s.
In the winter of 1908-09 sportsman's Park, a dilapidated wooden structure, was rebuilt and extensively renovated and modernized. The intersection of Grand Avenue and Dodier Street on the north side of St.
Koufax Throws a Curve: The Los Angeles Dodgers at the End of an Era, 1964-1966
Overly dependent on the fragile left arm of their to-be hall of fame left-hander, to a world series championship in 1965 on the strength of his shutout performance on short rest in Game 7 with the Twins, they careened from their worst season since World War II in 1964 after losing Koufax to an injury in mid-August, to an ignominious World Series collapse to the Orioles in 1966 after he single-handedly saved the Dodgers' 1966 regular season in the final game.
The conclusion of the sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers.