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Out of Their League
Dave Meggyesy had been an outside linebacker with the St. Louis Cardinals for seven years when he quit at the height of his career to tell about the dehumanizing side…
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Playing for Their Nation
Just two months after the magical baseball season of 1941, the United States entered World War II, and baseball, like other American institutions, was called upon to sacrifice and serve in…
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Road Trips
Road Trips is a collection of the best articles from two decades of convention journals. Each year members of the Society for American Baseball Research gather to hear presentations, exchange…
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Seasons in Hell
“Even before the start of spring training, Herzog had said, ‘If Rich Billings is the starting catcher again, we’re in deep trouble.’ When that evaluation was passed along to Billings,…
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Taking in a Game
In Taking in a Game, Joseph A. Reaves examines the development of baseball in Korea, the Philippines, Mainland China, and Taiwan, as well as the more widely known story of…
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The Game of the Century
ESPN’s #1 game on its list of “150 greatest games in college football’s 150-year history” On Thanksgiving Day 1971 a record fifty-five million homes tuned in to watch two powerhouse…
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The Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms
No game has a richer array of terms than golf. As new golfing terms have accumulated, old ones have changed or faded away. This concise yet informative dictionary provides definitions…
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The National Pastime, Volume 25
The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) explores baseball history with fresh and often surprising views…
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The Summer Game
The Summer Game, Roger Angell’s first book on the sport, changed baseball writing forever. Thoughtful, funny, appreciative of the elegance of the game and the passions invested by players and…
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The Tour to End All Tours
During the winter of 1913 and the spring of 1914 the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox took a trip around the world. Organized by crusty John McGraw…