Brief biographical sketches of nine major league pitchers: Tom Seaver, Juan Marichal, Dennis McLain, Jim Maloney, Don Drysdale, Jim Bunning, Hoyt Wilhelm, Sam McDowell, and Bob Gibson.
Presents information, including biographical profiles and career statistics, about some of the major league baseball's best pitchers.
Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential New York Times bestselling memoir for baseball fans everywhere. "There was a...
True Stars of the Major Leagues
Ivor-Campbell, Frederick 21, 38, 224 Jackson, Reggie 2, 79, 96, 157 James, Bill 32, 67, 140, 224 Jansen, George 224 Jansen, Larry 161, 163, 175, 184, 187, 224 Jenkins, Jerry B. 224, 225 Jennings, Hughie 41 Jobe, Frank Dr. 210 John, ...
Readers will share Tiant’s pride when appeals by a pair of US senators to baseball-fanatic Castro secure freedom for Luis’s parents to fly to Boston and witness the 1975 World Series glory of their child.
Satchel Paige was an enormously popular pitcher whose career spanned nearly thirty seasons across numerous teams.
Jaffe's intention has been to improve the Hall of Fame's standards, or at least not erode them, by admitting players who are at least as good as the average Hall of Famer at the position, combining stats from a player's peak years with ...
But more importantly, Big Sexy has captured the hearts of fans as well as the elite competitors he has played against. In Big Sexy: In His Own Words, he opens up as never before, telling the story of his life and his decades-long career.
Bob Miller joined the Phillies in September of 1949. His rookie season was 1950, and he was a solid member of a strong Phillies and Whiz Kids rotation that featured Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons. He also had a unique perspective on ...
A History of Relief Pitching Paul Votano. Livingstone, Seth. ... “The History of the World Series.” The Sporting News, ¡999. Verducci, Tom. ... Ward, Geo›rey C. Baseball: An Illustrated History. Alfred A. Knopf, ¡994. Index 178 ...