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  • Christmas in San Diego

    by Bill Swank ...
    Series series Images of Modern America
    What is the true meaning of Christmas? The author believes the answer is found in the Golden Rule. Christmas should be about being good to one another. Christmas in San Diego, therefore, focuses on people who bring joy to others. Locals are blessed to have many special individuals who share their spirit to make Christmas in San Diego a special season for everyone. This book is divided into five ... Read more

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  • Baseball in San Diego

    From the Plaza to the Padres

    by Bill Swank, San Diego Historical Society ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres, takes the reader on a seven-decade journey from Horton Plaza, the site of San Diego's first base ball game in 1871, to lower Broadway and the future home of Lane Field. Before the Pacific Coast League, San Diego had three Class D teams. One was the Bears, whose frustrated owner Dick Cooley complained, �I don't believe they'll make baseball pay ... Read more

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  • Baseball in San Diego

    From the Padres to Petco

    by Bill Swank ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    The first color action photo of Ted Williams (as shown on the front cover) was taken at Lane Field in San Diego on October 5, 1941 by an amateur photographer. Nobody knew of its existence until an old wooden cigar box was found in a basement in 1999. This book is a treasure chest of such old San Diego baseball pictures and memories. From the Padres to Petco focuses on San Diego's love affair with ... Read more

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  • Bob Chandler's Tales from the San Diego Padres Dugout

    A Collection of the Greatest Padres Stories Ever Told

    by Bob Chandler, Bill Swank ...
    Series series Tales from the Team
    Since they burst onto the scene in 1968, the San Diego Padres have taken fans on a roller coaster ride of ups, downs, and unforgettable moments. In Tales from the San Diego Padres Dugout, longtime Padres announcer Bob Chandler shares his memories of the team with Bill Swank in an easy-to-read recap of the team’s colorful past. ... Read more

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  • The Cincinnati Reds: 1950-1985

    by Jack Klumpe, Kevin Grace ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Imagine crouching 15 feet from home plate during a Cincinnati Reds baseball game with a camera at eye level. A major league player like Ted Kluszewski comes barreling towards the plate as you flash the bulb while the catcher makes the tag. That was one of Jack Klumpe's experiences for over a quarter century (1950-1985) covering Reds baseball for the Cincinnati Post. Jack followed the Reds from ... Read more

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  • Baseball in Colorado Springs

    by Roger P. Hadix ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    From Boulevard Park and Memorial Field to Security Service Field (formerly Sky Sox Stadium), Colorado Springs is a baseball town. Professional baseball arrived in 1901; the Brown Bombers, a semiprofessional black team, came in the 1940s; and the original Sky Sox won the Western League Championship in 1953, 1955, and 1958. Local players such as Ed Kent, Bill Everitt, Jim Landis, Sam Hairston, ... Read more

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  • Sacramento Baseball

    by William D. McPoil ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Sacramento has enjoyed baseball since the Gold Rush. As early as 1869, the first professional baseball team in America, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, came to Sacramento and played against a locally organized team. A few years later, the Sacramento team joined the California League to compete against those from San Francisco and Oakland, becoming a charter member of the newly formed Pacific Coast ... Read more

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  • Candlestick Park

    by Ted Atlas ...
    Series series Images of Sports
    Opened in 1960 as the home of the San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park is among America�s most iconic sports facilities. It is a striking example of modernism and was the first reinforced-concrete stadium. The Giants� home for 40 years, it played host to two World Series, including in 1989, when it was infamously delayed by the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Renovated to a dual-purpose stadium in 1970, ... Read more

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  • 1967 Red Sox

    The Impossible Dream Season

    by Raymond Sinibaldi ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    A photo-packed celebration of Boston's 1967 pennant win.It was a summer that united a city and transformed a franchise. Led by 1967 MVP Carl Yastrzemski and Boston's first Cy Young Award winner, Jim Lonborg, the youngest Red Sox team since the days of Babe Ruth went from ninth to first place in what remains the closest pennant race in baseball history.Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, George Scott ... Read more

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  • Eastern Shore League

    by Mike Lambert ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Baseball fans will be captivated with these stories and images of the sport in Delmarva, Maryland between 1922 and 1949. Between 1922 and 1949, the citizens of Delmarva enjoyed watching baseball the way it was meant to be played. Loyal Eastern Shore baseball enthusiasts were blessed to witness three eras of professional class "D" baseball, supporting their favorite teams, including the Parksley ... Read more

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  • Baseball in Tampa Bay

    by A.M. de Quesada ...
    Series series Images of Sports
    Tampa Bay�s interest in baseball spans from the sport�s earliest days to the region�s win of a national league franchise in the last decade of the 20th century. Hosting more major league spring training games than any other region inthe United States, Tampa has been home to a number of springtraining camps, for teams including the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Senators. St. Petersburg has played ... Read more

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  • Marietta College Baseball

    The Story of the 'Etta Express

    by Gary Caruso ...
    Series series Sports
    Nestled at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers in the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory resides one of the most dominant college baseball dynasties in the nation. The Marietta College Pioneers�known as the �Etta Express for the way they�ve barreled over opponents for half a century�own a record five NCAA Division III National Championships, including 2011. Finally, ... Read more

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