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Author: Glenn Stout Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606150965 Category : African American baseball players Languages : en Pages : 0
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Presents the inspiring stories of baseball players who overcame obstacles in the course of their careers due to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, including Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders
Author: Glenn Stout Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606150965 Category : African American baseball players Languages : en Pages : 0
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Presents the inspiring stories of baseball players who overcame obstacles in the course of their careers due to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, including Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders
Author: Robert Lipsyte Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780689867415 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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TY COBB. CHRISTY MATHEWSON. SHOELESS JOE JACKSON. BABE RUTH. LOU GEHRIG. JACKIE ROBINSON. JOE DIMAGGIO. MICKEY MANTLE. WILLIE MAYS. DUKE SNIDER. TED WILLIAMS. CURT FLOOD. ROBERTO CLEMENTE. HANK AARON. Their names echo through the halls of time and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Their feats are legendary. They never quit, and they never backed down. They inspired generations of Americans to push themselves to do their very best. They were, and remain, the heroes of baseball. Hitting monster home runs, pitching perfect games, making impossible catches, and stealing home during the World Series -- these are the kinds of feats that turn baseball players into baseball superstars. But it takes more than great feats to become a hero of the game. Every generation needs its own heroes, and in each generation that need is answered differently. Heroes reflect the times and societies in which they live and work. The impact made by baseball's heroes affects the way our society perceives itself, as well as the goals we set for ourselves and for our nation. Award-winning sportswriter Robert Lipsyte presents his vision for who the heroes of the game are, and what they did to achieve their legendary status.
Author: Tony Salin Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies ISBN: 9780809226030 Category : Baseball Languages : en Pages : 0
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Focusing on such athletes as Art Pennington, Bruno Haas, and Bill Lange, Salin presents the stories of more than a dozen former players, many in his own words. 15 photos.
Author: Lola M. Schaefer Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 9780736814355 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 28
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A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Author: Amber Roessner Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807156124 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 254
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In Inventing Baseball Heroes, Amber Roessner examines "herocrafting" in sports journalism through an incisive analysis of the work surrounding two of baseball's most enduring personalities -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb and New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson. While other scholars have demonstrated that the mythmakers of the Golden Age of Sports Writing (1920--1930) manufactured heroes out of baseball players for the mainstream media, Roessner probes further, with a penetrating look at how sportswriters compromised emerging professional standards of journalism as they crafted heroic tales that sought to teach American boys how to be successful players in the game of life. Cobb and Mathewson, respectively stereotyped as the game's sinner and saint, helped shape their public images in the mainstream press through their relationship with four of the most prominent sports journalists of the time: Grantland Rice, F. C. Lane, Ring Lardner, and John N. Wheeler. Roessner traces the interactions between the athletes and the reporters, delving into newsgathering strategies as well as rapport-building techniques, and ultimately revealing an inherent tension in objective sports reporting in the era. Inventing Baseball Heroes will be of interest to scholars of American history, sports history, cultural studies, and communication. Its interdisciplinary approach provides a broad understanding of the role sports journalists played in the production of American heroes.
Author: League Baseball Publisher: ISBN: 9780345498335 Category : Baseball Languages : en Pages : 0
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Okay, Detroit: Al Kaline or Ty Cobb? You're up, Cincy, who's it gonna be: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, maybe Joe Morgan? How about you, Beantown, what's your pick: Yaz (Yastrzemski) or perhaps Ted the Splendid Splinter Williams? Let's hear from you, San Francisco: The 'Say Hey' Kid, Juan Marichal, or Barry Bonds? New York Yankees? Fugeddaboudit: The Bambino, The Iron Horse, Joltin' Joe, The Mick, or Yogi? Every Major League town has its favorite sons, but only one from each city gets to be the Hometown Hero. Published in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Hometown Heroes presents the game's most outstanding players as selected by you, the fans. Beautifully illustrated, this must-have book is a celebration of the best of the best. Millions of voters whittled a list of 150 nominees down to thirty Hometown Heroes, one for each team. The players selected represent the finest ever to wear their team's uniform. This is the pantheon of baseball legends-Aaron, Ryan, Clemente, Schmidt, Ripken, and Seaver, among others. They are the men whose remarkable legacies were forged the moment they first took to the diamond, and were assured the moment they hung up their cleats to assume a position among the all-time greats. All 150 finalists are profiled here-career highlights, statistics, amazing photographs, fabulous tidbits, and other features. For more than a century, baseball fans have debated endlessly which players have earned the right to be called the finest of the sport. Hometown Heroes pays tribute to the cream of the crop. Major League Baseball Publishing is a full-service publishing arm of Major League Baseball that produces and licenses a variety of high-quality baseball books, souvenir programs, magazines, and children's books. This branch of Major League Baseball Properties includes an in-house stock-photo agency. Each publication offers the highest standards for the oldest, and, most popular professional sports entity in the world. Tim Kurkjian is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, a reporter/analyst who regularly appears on ESPN's Baseball Tonight television show, and a frequent contributor to espn.com. He has authored two books and has been exerted in numerous others. Kurkjian has covered baseball for more than a quarter of a century, and has held writing positions with such prestigious publications as Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, and The Dallas Morning News.
Author: Bill Staples Publisher: Health Communications, Inc. ISBN: 0757306268 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 428
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Recounts the true childhood stories and lessons of some of baseball's greatest players, including Gary Carter, Ralph Kiner, Ferguson Jenkins, and Tony Gwynn.
Author: Alex Irvine Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic ISBN: 0399578951 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 178
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A graphic novel-style history of baseball, providing an illustrated look at the major games, players, and rule changes that shaped the sport. This graphic novel steps up to the plate and covers all the bases in illustrating the origin of America's national pastime, presenting a complete look at the beginnings (both real and legendary), developments, triumphs, and tragedies of baseball. It also breaks down the cultural impact and significance of the sport both in America and overseas (including Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic), from the early days of America to the flying W outside Wrigley Field in 2016. Featuring members of Baseball's Hall of Fame and modern day stand-outs—including Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, the 1930s New York Yankees, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, and more—The Comic Book Story of Baseball spotlights the players, teams, games, and moments that built the sport's legacy and ensured its popularity.
Author: Hank Davis Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803266391 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 392
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In 1993 successful psychologist and journalist Hank Davis undertook an epic journey exploring the atmosphere and culture of both minor league baseball and the small towns that embrace it. Davis shows us the warmth, quirkiness, and desperate energy of minor league ball, from encounters with future stars to those who would never make it to the ?show?; from the kids selling Cracker Jacks outside the park to the aging coaches who persevere out of sheer love for the game. As Davis says, ?the minor leagues are full of stories,? and he tells some of the best of them here. A new afterword by the author dis-cusses where the minor league players are now.
Author: Glenn Stout
Author: Glenn Stout
Author: Robert Lipsyte
Author: Tony Salin
Author: Lola M. Schaefer
Author: Amber Roessner
Author: Virginia Buckman
Author: League Baseball
Author: Bill Staples
Author: Alex Irvine
Author: Hank Davis