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Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball by Aron
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Date
- 2005-02-11
- Pages
- 232
- ISBN
- 9780471482048
- Book Title
- Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? : and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / History, Baseball / General
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0471482048
ISBN-13
9780471482048
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30541752
Product Key Features
Book Title
Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? : and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-009417
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
796.357/0973
Table Of Content
Preface.1. Who Invented Baseball?2. Who Was the First Black in the Majors?3. Who Was Casey at the Bat?4. Was Ed Delahanty Murdered?5. Did Merkle Touch Second?6. Did Cobb Win the 1910 Batting Race?7. Did Shoeless Joe Throw the Series?8. What Caused Ruth's "Bellyache"?9. What Caused the Home Run Surge?10. Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?11. Was Moe Berg a Spy?12. What Caused the Feud between Williams and the Press?13. Why Did Rickey Sign Robinson?14. How Old Was Satchel Paige?15. Did Thomson Steal Branca's Sign?16. Why Did the Dodgers Move?17. Why Didn't Castro Sign with the Senators?18. Why Was Steinbrenner Banned?19. What Took the Red Sox So Long?20. Why Can't the Cubs Win?21. Who Threw the Spitter?22. Does a Curveball Curve?23. Where Did "Fungo" Come From?24. Can Small-Market Teams Compete?25. Does Clutch Hitting Exist?26. Were Yesterday's Players Better?27. Do Managers Matter?28. Does It Pay to Steal?Index.
Synopsis
Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? ""Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo."" --JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball ""Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder."" --ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns ""Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history."" --ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions ""Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining."" --ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball ""The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction."" --MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season, Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?"Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseballa's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo." -JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball"Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if hea'd been there with a camcorder." -ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns"Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseballa's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history." -ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions"Paul Arona's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining." -ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball"The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction." -MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season, Did Shoeless Joe Jackson throw the World Series? Why did the Dodgers move? Were yesterday's players better than today's? Why can't the Red Sox win? In this captivating book, history sleuth Paul Aron takes a fresh look at dozens of baseball's most perplexing questions, debates, and conundrums.
LC Classification Number
GV863.A1A76 2005
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