Best Baseball Players in the 19th Century
Their legacy remains evident, as many of their accomplishments continue to be celebrated and compared to modern players’ achievements.
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The Origins of Baseball
The origins of baseball are somewhat fuzzy and surrounded by plenty of controversy in the early years. Many games like baseball had the tools of the trade involved in them. the bat, ball and running were all staples of games found in Great Britain and other parts of Europe. Contests like rounders, cricket, stoolball all…
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The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife
The Wax Pack Book Review The Wax Pack by Brad Balukjian is a 280 page book that was published by the University of Nebraska Press as he seeks to go on the road to interview those players found in a old pack of Topps baseball cards. He attempted to locate each of the players in…
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K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
What a great idea for a book. If you like any baseball history, this one will interest you. Author Tyler Kepner details ten pitches, the fastball, slider, curveball, knuckleball, splitter, screwball, sinker, changeup, spitball and cutter. With each of those pitches he talks about where they may have originated and he were some of the…
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“1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK”
The primary source of entertainment came from the fact that it was led by a handsome president and a young attractive First Lady in John and Jacqueline Kennedy and their illusion of Camelot.
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Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood
This book by Dave Parker and Dave Jordan is a delightful book and an incredibly detailed book. The title gives you a hint of one thing throughout the career of Dave Parker and that is “brotherhood” was an important element of his success in baseball. The book starts with a glimpse into the life of…
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Baseball History- How Cleveland Become the Indians
This story begins on October 24, 1871, with the birth of Louis Sockalexis. He was a member of the Penobscot Indian tribe in Maine. He grew to be six feet tall and had a muscular build in which he would use to become a spectacular athlete in his youth. He was the best athlete among…
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One Nation Under Baseball- How the 1960’s Collided With the National Pastime
This book by Florio and Shapiro chronicles the 1960’s and how events such as racism and reserve clause shaped the national pastime into today’s game.
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From Ghetto to Glory: The Story of Bob Gibson
This book by Bob Gibson and Phil Pepe details many of the adversities that the Hall of Fame pitcher had to endure as a black athlete.
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“Baseball: The Writer’s Game” By Mike Shannon
The book “Baseball: The Writer’s Game” written by Mike Shannon is a collection of interviews from 17 authors of baseball books.
