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From 33rd Street to Camden Yards: an oral history of the Baltimore Orioles
By John Eisenberg. 2001
The winningest baseball franchise from 1960-1997, the Orioles are a beloved team that encompasses each of the game's major issues…
of the last half century: integration, free agency, drugs, labor strikes and runaway salaries. Baltimore Sun columnist John Eisenberg brings to life the epic saga of this amazing team through the recollections of those who were there: the players, managers, coaches and owners. UnratedSummer of '68: the season that changed baseball-- and America-- forever
By Tim Wendel. 2012
In Summer of '68, Tim Wendel takes us on a wild ride through a season that saw pitching legends set…
new standards for excellence, baseball set against the backdrop of one of the most divisive and turbulent years in American history. In Detroit--which had burned just the summer before during one of the worst riots in American history--'68 found the city rallying together behind a colorful Tigers team led by Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, Willie Horton, and Al Kaline. A 2013 Michigan Notable bookTrue crime in Depression-era Detroit involving athletes, criminals, industrialists, a priest, two future presidents, and a Klan-like group called the…
Black Legion. Violence and strong language. A 2017 Michigan Notable book. 2016. Strong language and violenceTales from the Kansas City Royals dugout: a collection of the greatest Royals stories ever told (Tales from the Team)
By Matt Fulks, Denny Matthews. 2015
Royals radio broadcaster Denny Matthews has been with the team from the beginning. He recalls anecdotes and memorable moments about…
the players and owners, as well as various rivalries through the yearsI love this game!: my life and baseball
By Kirby Puckett. 1993
Kirby Puckett relives the events that led to his rise as one of baseball's most proficient and popular players. Puckett…
writes of his deep respect for the game, a conviction that governs his approach to matters on and off the field. This book is a testimonial of a player who focuses on the craft of baseballA Pirate for life
By Erik Sherman, Steve Blass. 2013
In the prime of his career, pitcher Steve Blass was finished at age 32. He tells the story of his…
life on and off the field from his Connecticut childhood to the beginning of his professional baseball career with a complete-game victory over Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in 1964 to his current role as broadcaster of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Strong language. 2012Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
By Jonah Winter, James E. Ransome. 2014
Bestselling author Jonah Winter and award-winning illustrator James E. Ransome knock it out of the park with this tribute to…
one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, Joe DiMaggio. For grades K-3. 2014Musial: from Stash to Stan the Man (Missouri Biography Ser. #1)
By James N. Giglio. 2001
The author of The Presidency of John F. Kennedy offers readers the most comprehensive account of baseball legend Stan Musial,…
describing his youth in Depression-era Pennsylvania, record-breaking baseball career with the Cardinals, World War II military service, and personal lifeOut of my league: a rookie's survival in the bigs
By Dirk Hayhurst. 2012
Dirk was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur player draft. After years…
in the minors (in his book The Bullpen Gospels), playing for the Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Wizards, Lake Elsinore Storm, Mobile Bay Bears, San Antonio Missions, and Portland Beavers, Dirk emerged in the big leagues with San Diego to start against the San Francisco Giants on August, 23, 2008. His performance in that start was unremarkable, but it brought with it trials and tribulations that are all too humanBush League boys: the postwar legends of baseball in the American Southwest
By Toby Smith. 2014
This loving tribute to the defunct minor league teams of New Mexico and west Texas resurrects a forgotten period of…
baseball history. Through oral histories of players, umpires, fans, sportswriters, and team officials, Toby Smith brings to life the West Texas New Mexico League, the Longhorn League, the Southwestern League, and the Sophomore League from 1946 to 1961, when the last of them folded. Star players Joe Bauman and Bob Crues get special attention, along with assorted brawls, a fatal beaning incident, home runs, and marriages conducted at home plateQueen of the diamond: the Lizzie Murphy story
By Emily Arnold McCully. 2015
A picture book biography about Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play in a major league exhibition game and the…
first person to play on both the New England and American leagues' all-star teams. For grades K-3Willie Stargell: a life in baseball
By Frank Garland. 2013
Willie Stargell played his entire major league baseball career, from 1962 to 1982, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This book recounts…
those great moments that culminated with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His early years growing up in the racial era of the 1950s and his post-playing days are also explored. Some strong language. 2013Glory days in Tribe town: the Cleveland Indians and Jacobs Field 1994-1997
By Terry Pluto, Tom Hamilton. 2014
Step back into the glory days with sportswriter Terry Pluto and broadcaster Tom Hamilton as they share behind-the-scenes stories about…
a team with all-stars at nearly every position . . . a sparkling new ballpark . . . wild comeback victories . . . a record sellout streak . . . two trips to the World Series . . . and a city crazed with Indians fever100 things Pirates fans should know & do before they die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)
By Steve Ziants, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014
With listings ranked in importance from one to 100, the book includes everything from Bill Mazeroski's World Series winning homerun…
in 1960 and PNC Park, arguably baseball's finest stadium, to legendary broadcaster Bob Prince. This guide touches upon all of the team's nine National League pennants and five World Series titles, as well as legendary players such as Honus Wagner, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Barry Bonds, and Andrew McCutchenIf these walls could talk: Milwaukee Brewers : stories from the Milwaukee Brewers dugout, locker room, and press box (If These Walls Could Talk)
By Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson. 2016
I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary people change the world)
By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos. 2015
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the…
rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. For grades K-3October 1964
By David Halberstam. 1994
Stan Musial: baseball hero (Notable Missourians)
By James N. Giglio. 2015
Stan Musial was one of the greatest baseball hitters of all time.The records he set may be broken, but nobody…
will ever forget his devotion to baseball, his friendliness and endless good spirits, and his love of people. It is with good reason that Stan Musial is still known affectionately as Stan the Man. For grades 4-7A place for summer: a narrative history of Tiger Stadium (Great Lakes Books Ser.)
By Richard Bak. 1998
Narrative history of the Tiger Stadium in Detroit, home to the Tigers baseball team. It is a history of the…
people who owned the stadium, and the games and the teams that played there from its beginnings in the 1850s through to the Tiger's 1997 season. 1998