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  • Out of the Park

    Memoir of a Minor League Baseball All-Star

    by Ed Mickelson ...
    During the Golden Age of baseball, as many as 59 minor leagues operated in a single season, and hundreds of G.I.s returning home from World War II competed in them for the big break that would land them one of only 400 spots on 16 teams in the majors. These were truly the days when athletes played purely for the love of the game, motivated by goals that seemed always just beyond their fingertips ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

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  • ESPN: The Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge

    Edited by Steve Wulf ...
    In The ESPN Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge, Steve Wulf, acclaimed author and founding editor of ESPN The Magazine, delivers an arena’s worth of sporting wisdom, trivia, best-of lists, curiosities, legendary feats, and sacred objects–from the magic of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech to the lore of hockey’s Stanley Cup to the art of the perfectly thrown Wiffle Ball pitch. Written to remind us all why ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • And Nobody Got Hurt!

    The World's Weirdest, Wackiest True Sports Stories

    by Len Berman ...
    Illustrated by Kent Gamble ...
    An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this sequel to his first compilation of sports bloopers and unbelievable stories, And Nobody Got Hurt", Today Show regular and Emmy Award-winning ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Scholastic Year in Sports 2022

    by James Buckley ...
    The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories.Look back on another year in sports with Scholastic, featuring exciting and all-new coverage for 2022.Get up close and personal with the top athletes in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more in this perfect book for sports fanatics and newbies alike. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Scholastic Year in Sports 2023

    by James Buckley ...
    The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories.Look back on another year in sports with Scholastic, featuring exciting and all-new coverage for 2023.Get up close and personal with the top athletes in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more in this perfect book for sports fanatics and newbies alike. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Lefty

    An American Odyssey

    by Vernona Gomez, Lawrence Goldstone ...
    “An intimate portrait of a man whose life off the field was equally as captivating as his unparalleled baseball career.”—Yankees MagazineBorn into a small-town California ranching family, Vernon “Lefty” Gomez rode his powerful arm and jocular personality across America to the dugout of the New York Yankees. Lefty baffled hitters with his blazing fastball, establishing himself as the team’s ace. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Why We Love Baseball

    A History in 50 Moments

    by Joe Posnanski ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the YearAn NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.**Posnanski ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • The Great Underrated Boxers

    by Mike Sterritt ...
    This book pays tribute to twenty two worthy yet lesser known professional boxers of the last hundred years. Some became champions, and some never were crowned as such. All have their own stories and share of glory though, be it long or fairly brief. Some of the names are famous, and some are unknown by the average boxing fan. Read here about the fighting careers of Rocky Kansas, Ruby Goldstein, ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions The Oakland Athletics: 1972-74

    SABR Digital Library, #31

    by Society for American Baseball Research ...
    Series Book 31 - SABR Digital Library
    In modern baseball history, only one team not named the New York Yankees has ever won three consecutive World Series. That team was the Oakland Athletics, who captured major league baseball's crown each year from 1972 through 1974.Led by such superstars as future Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers, in the final years before free agency and the movement of players from ... Read more

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  • Sonny Liston 1958-1959

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    Sonny Liston began to rise rapidly among the ranks of professional boxers beginning in the early months of 1958. This was a fighter who had turned professional in 1953 following a stint as a Gold Gloves boxer in St. Louis. During a 21 month period from 1956-1958 he hardly fought at all however. Why was this? And also why did Liston ascend the ladder of heavyweights so quickly? It is a matter upon ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Handbook: All-Star Break Supplement

    by Jay Blue ...
    This update to the 2014 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Handbook provides mid-season reports on players and teams in the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league system. The All-Star Break Update includes 15 new player profiles on players who have joined the Blue Jays' organization since the start of the 2014 baseball season as well as a complete break down of the 2014 draft including non-drafted free ... Read more

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  • Baseball's Most Wanted™

    by Floyd Conner ...
    Edd Roush was once ejected from a game for falling asleep in the outfield. Dan Friend played left field while dressed in a bathrobe. Outfielder Len Koenecke was killed attempting historys first skyjacking. Pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich swapped not only their wives but also their children, station wagons, and pets.Baseball history is brimming with the weird, the bizarre, and the hard ... Read more

    $6.95 USD