Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told
Thirty Unforgettable Tales From the Diamond
Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · January 1, 2004
At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back.
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- Who it’s for
- Baseball’s comic episodes, famous figures, and thoughtful essays share the same diamond.
- Themes
- Baseball history, Quirky and comic baseball moments, Complexities and pleasures of baseball
- Genres
- Baseball Essays, Sports Writing, Baseball
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At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell--"organized baseball's first girl pitcher." On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax made baseball history by pitching his fourth perfect game.
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In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in THE GREATEST BASEBALL STORIES EVER TOLD. Here also are profiles of such legendary figures as Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Yogi Berra, essays that explore the complexities and pleasures of the game, even an excerpt from the movie Bull Durham. This is the perfect book for anyone who has ever played so much as a game of catch. Contributors include: John Updike Doris Kearns Goodwin Abbott & Costello Ring Lardner Bill Barich Zane Grey David James Duncan Al Stump Pete Hamill P.G. Wodehouse Damon Runyan Roy Blount, Jr. Richard Ben Cramer Gay Talese A. Bartlett Giamatti and many more
Baseball’s Odd Corners
Baseball’s comic episodes, famous figures, and thoughtful essays share the same diamond.
Come here for
- Odd turns in baseball history, including a girl pitcher striking out Ruth and Gehrig
- Essays that treat the game as more than a box score
Expect
- A varied collection of stories, profiles, and reflections on baseball
- Comic episodes beside baseball’s famous figures and thoughtful essays
Where it sits
| Baseball Essays | 88% |
|---|---|
| Baseball | 39% |
| Sports Writing | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports & Recreation
- Baseball
- Baseball Essays
- Authors
- Jeff Silverman
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Published
- January 1, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball history · Quirky and comic baseball moments · Complexities and pleasures of baseball
- Reading lane
- Sports & Recreation