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Wrigley Field s Last World Series

Author	: Charles N. Billington
Publisher	: Lake Claremont Press
Release Date	: 2005
ISBN 10	: 1893121453
Pages	: 356 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (214 users)

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Download or read book Wrigley Field s Last World Series written by Charles N. Billington and published by Lake Claremont Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a review of the the Chicago Cubs' 1945 season, the last time the team won the pennant and went to the World Series.

The Ultimate Yankees Record Book

Author	: David Fischer
Publisher	: Triumph Books
Release Date	: 2012-06-01
ISBN 10	: 9781623685065
Pages	: 213 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (236 users)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Yankees Record Book written by David Fischer and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring every relevant team record, statistic, and award winner from the New York Yankees' incredible past, this book includes a comprehensive collection of all-time leaders in every conceivable category, from hits to strikeouts. From the team's 27 World Series titles and Roger Maris's 61 home runs to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and eyewitness accounts of when Babe Ruth famously called his shot, this reference captures the legends and lore of the Yankees. More than a collection of statistics, this guide provides profiles of the men behind the records and explores the context in which they were set while featuring stories which, in many cases, are even more fascinating than the actual records. Historical game details and evocative photographs blend with compelling statistics and the great players responsible for them to capture the rich history of this storied and celebrated franchise.

Comiskey Park s Last World Series

Author	: Charles N. Billington
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2019-06-12
ISBN 10	: 9781476635576
Pages	: 209 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (766 users)

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Download or read book Comiskey Park s Last World Series written by Charles N. Billington and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Charter members of the American League and the country's last "neighborhood" pro baseball franchise, the White Sox are one of the few teams of the power hitting-focused modern era to win a pennant with speed, pitching and defense. Covering the 1959 White Sox from a range of perspectives, the author examines the club's historical importance to Chicago and the significance of the '59 "South Side Series"--the first in 40 years. Many behind-the-scenes details are discussed, from the refined media markets of Golden Age baseball to the team's ancillary sources of revenue to the bitter legal feud between Charles Comiskey and Bill Veeck.

Waiting for the Cubs

Author	: Floyd Sullivan
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2014-01-10
ISBN 10	: 9780786456871
Pages	: 204 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (864 users)

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Download or read book Waiting for the Cubs written by Floyd Sullivan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a memoir of a diehard--a diehard fan who drove himself and his family half crazy to get to Cubs games that were 700 miles away from their home. Along the way Sullivan recounts the history of Cubs baseball, including events from the 1908 season, as well as reminiscences from other fans and stories of his own experience following a team that has gone more than a century without attaining that final win that would make them world champions.

Northsiders

Author	: Gerald C. Wood
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2008-08-21
ISBN 10	: 9780786436231
Pages	: 231 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (864 users)

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Download or read book Northsiders written by Gerald C. Wood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-08-21 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 19 essays examine the role of baseball's Cubs in the history and politics of Chicago. They focus on topics such as the rise of a nationwide fan base through the long reach of superstation WGN; the local uses and views of icons Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Ryne Sandberg; historical divides along lines of race (on the field) and class (in the stands); Wrigley Field as a public space both sacred and cursed; the importance of local and nationwide media coverage; and the Cubs' impact on Chicago music and literature.

Masters of the Games

Author	: Joseph Epstein
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2015-01-09
ISBN 10	: 9781442236547
Pages	: 320 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (422 users)

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Download or read book Masters of the Games written by Joseph Epstein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, his twenty-fifth book, Joseph Epstein departs from writing about literature and culture to indulge his fondness for the world of sport in all its forms. In these essays and stories on such subjects as saving Joe DiMaggio’s reputation from the clutches of an iconoclastic biographer, marveling at the skills of Michael Jordan, shaking free of an addiction to radio sports talk shows, or contemplating the changing nature of the games he grew up with and played as a boy, Epstein turns writing about sports into an art at once penetrating and highly amusing.

The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty

Author	: Hal Bock
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2016-04-14
ISBN 10	: 9781442253315
Pages	: 238 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (422 users)

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Download or read book The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty written by Hal Bock and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1906-1910 the Chicago Cubs ruled baseball, reaching the World Series in four of five years and winning two World Championships. This book tells the story of the “Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty,” including profiles of star players such as pitcher Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown and the double play combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance.

The Fields of Summer

Author	: James Tackach
Publisher	: Crescent
Release Date	: 1992
ISBN 10	: 0517065339
Pages	: 164 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (653 users)

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Download or read book The Fields of Summer written by James Tackach and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, this book surveys 24 of baseball's most significant arenas in the United States and one in Canada. Included are the concrete-and-steel parks of the early part of this century to the superstructures of the modern times.

101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out

Author	: Josh Pahigian
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2015-02-10
ISBN 10	: 9781493016471
Pages	: 256 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (93 users)

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Download or read book 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out written by Josh Pahigian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America’s greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes to TV rooms and sports bars, America’s love for baseball has inspired countless memories, discussions, and tributes. Josh Pahigian takes us across America to explore the places where the game’s history, culture, and lore come to life. Whether we travel by car or sit in the comfort of our favorite armchair, the book guides us to 101 amazing baseball places—including Ted Williams’ boyhood home, the Field of Dreams movie site, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Chicago bar where the Cubs’ “Curse of the Billy Goat” was born, Babe Ruth’s grave, and scores of other captivating landmarks and curios. Replacing the now-extinct sites from the previous edition, updating entries for attractions that have moved, re-assigning coveted chapters to more inspiring baseball venues that have since opened, and including stunning color photos for nearly all of them, Josh Pahigian has created the perfect gift for any baseball fan.

The Chicago Sports Reader

Author	: Steven A. Riess
Publisher	: University of Illinois Press
Release Date	: 2009
ISBN 10	: 9780252076152
Pages	: 386 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (52 users)

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Download or read book The Chicago Sports Reader written by Steven A. Riess and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history

The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs

Author	: Chicago Tribune
Publisher	: Agate Publishing
Release Date	: 2017-04-11
ISBN 10	: 9781572847958
Pages	: 344 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (728 users)

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Download or read book The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs written by Chicago Tribune and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Chicago’s first major league team, packed with photos, stories, and profiles from the archives of their hometown newspaper. The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball’s most beloved (if hard-luck) teams, starting with the franchise’s beginnings in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings and ending with the triumphant 2016 World Series championship. For over a century, the Chicago Tribune has documented every Cubs season through original reporting, photography, and box scores. For the first time, this mountain of Cubs history has been mined and curated by the paper’s sports department into a single one-of-a-kind volume. Each era in Cubs history includes its own timeline, profiles of key players and coaches, and feature stories that highlight it all, from the heavy hitters to the no-hitters to the one-hit wonders. And of course, you can’t talk about the Cubs without talking about Wrigley Field. In this book, readers will find a complete history of that most sacred of American stadiums, where Hack Wilson batted in 191 runs—still the major-league record—in 1930, where Sammy Sosa earned the moniker “Slammin’ Sammy,” and where fans congregated, even when the team was on the road, throughout its scintillating championship run.

Cubs Forever

Author	: Bob Vorwald
Publisher	: Triumph Books
Release Date	: 2008-03-01
ISBN 10	: 9781600780448
Pages	: 223 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (7 users)

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Download or read book Cubs Forever written by Bob Vorwald and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cubs Forever celebrates the 60-year romance between the team, the superstation, and the fans. It brings to life some of the great games and moments in the team's history, such as Ernie Banks' 500th home run, the first night game at Wrigley Field, and four no-hitters. Add in stories from the men who work behind the scenes at Wrigley and WGN, plus interviews with the team's many stars over this six-decade period, and you have a baseball bonanza for fans of all ages.

Chicago Haunted Handbook

Author	: Jeff Morris
Publisher	: Clerisy Press
Release Date	: 2013-09-24
ISBN 10	: 9781578605279
Pages	: 242 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (786 users)

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Download or read book Chicago Haunted Handbook written by Jeff Morris and published by Clerisy Press. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago Haunted Handbook is the newest book in the Haunted Handbook collection within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series and is written with the ghost enthusiast in mind. All 100 chapters contain information on the history as well as the haunting surrounding each location, as well as detailed directions on how to locate each site. Many of the chapters also contain insider information that only a local would know, making it easier for ghost hunters to investigate. Ghost hunters Jeff Morris and Vincent Sheilds explore all the best haunted locales Chicago has to offer, including Resurrection Cemetery, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Murder Castle, St. Valentine's Day Massacre Site, and even Wrigley Field. Each two page entry includes directions from downtown, an historical overview of the haunted place, the story of ghostly doings in that place, and advice on visiting the place yourself--if you dare.

Wrigley Field The Centennial

Author	: Les Krantz
Publisher	: Triumph Books
Release Date	: 2013-11-01
ISBN 10	: 9781623686697
Pages	: 192 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (236 users)

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Download or read book Wrigley Field The Centennial written by Les Krantz and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally called Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field hosted its first game in 1914, and the 2014 season marks the 100th anniversary of baseball’s second oldest ballpark. In Wrigley Field: The Centennial, Les Krantz tells the story of Wrigley’s first 100 years—from the origins of the ivy on the outfield walls and ballpark traditions such as throwing back home run balls to Ruth’s called shot in the 1933 World Series and unforgettable moments featuring stars Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg, Greg Maddux, and more. Featuring numerous photographs, Wrigley’s first century is beautifully documented and an originally produced DVD narrated by Lou Boudreau Jr. and Ron Santo Jr. features footage from throughout the stadium’s history and interviews with Jack Brickhouse, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, and others.

Profiles of American Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas

Author	: Gene W. Knupke
Publisher	: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date	: 2006-03-12
ISBN 10	: 9781462836765
Pages	: 513 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (628 users)

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Download or read book Profiles of American Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas written by Gene W. Knupke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-03-12 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles histories of stadiums and arenas in America and Canada. How they came about and how they became known. Great performances, upsets, anecdotes, pageantry and traditions, all factors that glorifies these venues. Pageantry - Chief Osceloa intimidates Florida State Seminoles foes with flaming spear. Great performances - Don Larsons perfect no hit World Series conquest and UCLAs seven straight national basketball titles. Upsets - Jets downing Baltimore in Super Bowl III. Anecdotes - wrong-way run in football, sex as the main attraction and slinging octopus onto the rink. Statistics on 355 venues, 109 stories and 86 photographs makeup the book.

United States of America Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress Second Session Volume 160 Part 5

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Pages	: 1460 pages
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All the Babe s Men

Author	: Eldon L. Ham
Publisher	: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date	: 2013-03-31
ISBN 10	: 9781597979382
Pages	: 360 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (979 users)

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Download or read book All the Babe s Men written by Eldon L. Ham and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life? What made the steroid era inevitable? Revisiting the great home run seasons of Babe Ruth through those of Barry Bonds, All the Babe's Men answers these and other provocative questions. Baseball, and particularly the long ball itself, evolved via accident, necessity, and occasional subterfuge. During the dead-ball era, pitching ruled the game, and home run totals hovered in the single digits. Then a ban on the spitball and the compression of stadium dimensions set the stage for new sluggers to emerge, culminating in Ruth's historic sixty-homer season in 1927. The players, owners, and fans became hooked on the homer, but our addiction took us to excess. As the home run became the ultimate goal for hitters, players went to new lengths to increase their power and ability to swing for the fences. By the time Barry Bonds set a new single-season record in 2001, Americans had to face the fact that their national pastime had become corrupted from within. Through a play-by-play analysis of the game's historic long-ball seasons, its superstars, and the contemporary legal nightmares and tainted records, All the Babe's Men divulges how America evolved into a home run society where baseball is king.