The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about from America's National Pastime - Softcover

McCollister, John

 
9781493048878: The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about from America's National Pastime
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1493048872 ISBN 13: 9781493048878
Verlag: Globe Pequot, 2020

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Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw"? Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?

This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport’s five eras—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting, and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball’s traditions began.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John McCollister is a life-long baseball fan and author of 24 books, including histories of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers. In addition to being a licensed pilot, federal arbitrator, and former Lutheran pastor, McCollister has had the honor of singing the national anthem before baseball games in Minneapolis and Detroit. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Verlag
Globe Pequot
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1493048872
ISBN 13 
9781493048878
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
200
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
info@simonandschuster.nl

Herculesplein 96
Utrecht
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Niederlande

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