The one-volume guide to all the offbeat feats, historic moments, and one-of-a-kind characters that have kept baseball flying for over 150 years.
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This book is like a drug!,
This review is from: Great Baseball Feats, Facts, and Firsts 2000 (Paperback)
I still have my dingy 1989 copy, which helped me get through a boring summer that year! (I was only 14 at the time)Still, all these years later, even though some of the records have changed, and there are new ballparks and teams, I still refer to my old copy all the time, especially in December and January, when it seems like spring training will never arrive! Not just a trivia book (though fear not; you will certainly find plenty of that, such as the last wood stadium, the best one-eyed players, the toughest batter to strike out on Tuesday when the bells ring)- more of a baseball history book, humorously told and colored with fabulous stories- truth is crazier than fiction, after all. I am overjoyed to see that this book has been updated... can't wait for the 2001 copy. A great book!
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This review is from: Great Baseball Feats, Facts, and Firsts 1999: 1999 Edition (Paperback)
I've picked up four editions of this book over the years, including the 1999 one. It's interesting to me, and fun, to watch how Nemec manages to incorporate new records and new developments in the game and at the same time maintain the book's basic structure. He even added a new era a couple of years ago--but so neatly I wasn't even aware of it at first. It also brought out the first study I've ever seen on pitchers' batting records. I'd guess there'll be another new edition in 2000, and it'll be interesting once again to see how all the wild new developments in this past season are interwoven.
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Great everything,
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This review is from: Great Baseball Feats, Facts, and Firsts 1999: 1999 Edition (Paperback)
You can turn to almost any page in this book and find something unique. In addition, it has most of the traditional lists of leaders and record-holders. My favorite feature is Nemec's choice of the "Most Interesting Teams" in each era.
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The precise origins of many things about baseball that we take for granted are heavily shrouded by the almost impenetrable veils of the past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most consecutive errorless chances, most consecutive errorless games, first switch hitter, most interesting teams, lowest slugging average, career slugging average, first relief pitcher, most consecutive seasons, most consecutive wins, career winning percentage, most stolen bases, most total bases, pinch home, most innings, mound staff, deadball era, first pitcher, shutout games, consecutive strikeouts, career triples, lowest batting average, most strikeouts, active exclusively, batting crown, mound distance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, American League, Red Sox, White Sox, World Series, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, Babe Ruth, American Association, Louis Browns, Walter Johnson, Ted Williams, San Diego, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, Chicago Cubs, Chicago National, Christy Mathewson, Most Seasons League Leader, Willie Mays, Rogers Hornsby New!
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The precise origins of many things about baseball that we take for granted are heavily shrouded by the almost impenetrable veils of the past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most consecutive errorless chances, most consecutive errorless games, first switch hitter, most interesting teams, lowest slugging average, career slugging average, first relief pitcher, most consecutive seasons, most consecutive wins, career winning percentage, most stolen bases, most total bases, pinch home, most innings, mound staff, deadball era, first pitcher, shutout games, consecutive strikeouts, career triples, lowest batting average, most strikeouts, active exclusively, batting crown, mound distance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, American League, Red Sox, White Sox, World Series, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, Babe Ruth, American Association, Louis Browns, Walter Johnson, Ted Williams, San Diego, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, Chicago Cubs, Chicago National, Christy Mathewson, Most Seasons League Leader, Willie Mays, Rogers Hornsby New!
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- World War I by John Hamilton on page 401
- World War II: A Student Companion (Student Companions to American History) by William L. O'Neill on page 203
- The Boston Red Sox : 100 Years -- The Official Retrospective by The Sporting News on page 192
- Kansas City Royals (America's Game) by Paul Joseph on page 64
- Chicago, World War II (IL) (Images of America) by Paul M. Green & on page 400
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- Baseball and the Game of Life: Stories for the Thinking Fan (15 Stories) by Various on page 18, and Back Matter
- The Beer and Whisky League: The Illustrated History of the American Association--Baseball's Renegade Major League by David Nemec in Front Matter
- The Promise: A Baseball Odyssey by John B. Parrott in Back Matter
- Duty, Honor, Victory: America's Athletes in World War II by Gary L. Bloomfield in Back Matter
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