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“felipe alou”

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  • Alou

    My Baseball Journey

    by Felipe Alou, Peter Kerasotis ...
    Growing up in a tiny shack in the Dominican Republic, Felipe Alou never dreamed he would be the first man born and raised in his country to play and manage in Major League Baseball—and also the first to play in the World Series.In this extraordinary autobiography, Alou tells of his real dream to become a doctor, and an improbable turn of events that led to the pro contract. Battling racism in the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Opening Day

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    This bestselling account of the most important season in baseball history, 1947, tells the dramatic story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed baseball forever.April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball ... Read more

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  • Munson

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    Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next … Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him.”—Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee StadiumThurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough, and—most of all—inspiring Yankee captain and champion from the wild Bronx Zoo years. He is also remembered for his tragic death, at age thirty-two, ... Read more

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  • A Nice Little Place on the North Side

    A History of Triumph, Mostly Defeat, and Incurable Hope at Wrigley Field

    by George Will ...
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  • American Icon

    by Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe, Christian Red ...
    It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid waste to all that. Accusations that Clemens relied on steroids and human growth hormone provided and ... Read more

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  • Underdogs

    How Two Indian Athletes Beat the Million Dollar Arm and Became Professional Baseball Players

    by Fergus Mason ...
    Baseball players come from Cuba, Korea, Japan...India? India is the least likely place anyone would expect a professional baseball player to come from, but one man saw potential, and gave two men a chance to prove themselves.After a strong display of athletics on the Indian television show Million Dollar Arm, two pitchers (Rinku Singh and Dinsesh Patel) were invited to America by the Pittsburg ... Read more

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    To honor the 100th Anniversary of Babe Ruth’s entry into professional baseball, America’s leading Ruthian scholar has written this definitive book, which conclusively proves Babe’s historic superiority over all other sluggers. Based on thirty-five years of intensive research, this chronicle banishes, once and for all, the false caricatures and lingering misconceptions about Ruth’s abilities and ... Read more

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  • The SABR Baseball List & Record Book

    Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics

    by Society for American Baseball Research ...
    From the authority on baseball research and statistics comes a vast and fascinating compendium of unique baseball lists and records.The SABR Baseball List & Record Book is an expansive collection of pitching, hitting, fielding, home run, team, and rookie records not available online or in any other book. This is a treasure trove of baseball history for statistically minded baseball fans that's ... Read more

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