Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities & Trivia (Paperback)

~ Tim O'Brien (Author), John Graziano (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Ripley Entertainment (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893951294
• ISBN-13: 978-1893951297
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #441,950 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting!, December 30, 2008

By	Loyd E. Eskildson "Pragmatist" (Phoenix, AZ.) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The first interesting fact contained in "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities and Trivia" is that THE Robert Ripley actually was a big-league player - for the N.Y. Giants in 1914. Unfortunately, he broke his pitching arm during his debut, and it was back to the N.Y. Globe as a full-time sports illustrator. Three of my other favorites are:

1)It takes a baseball traveling 89.9 mph only 400 milliseconds to reach home plate!

2)The smallest strike zone ever was only 1.5 inches when a 3'7" midget made an official appearance as a pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns on August 19,1951. He walked on four straight pitches and was paid $100.

3)The longest home run was hit by Lou Gehrig on April 3, 1929 - over 600' from home plate.

5.0 out of 5 stars A hundred pages of interesting and intriguing facts, May 7, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

A baseball hit 400 feet has twice the destructive energy as a bullet fired from a .8 calibur pistol. That, and other strange and unusual facts can be found in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: Baseball Oddities & Trivia: A Journey Through the Weird, Wacky, and Absolutely True World of Baseball". Packed cover to cover with charming drawings by John Granziano, "Ripley's Believe It or Not: Baseball Oddities & Trivia: A Journey Through the Weird, Wacky, and Absolutely True World of Baseball" is over a hundred pages of interesting and intriguing facts and notes of interest. Highly recommended for baseball fans or anyone who just likes weird, bizarre information - it also should be considered as a lighter edition to any community library collection focuses on sports or baseball.

3.0 out of 5 stars Technical Critique, April 20, 2008

By	Joseph Layton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoy reading baseball trivia. However, found four errors in this book and e-mailed the publisher. The publisher responded and said these would be corrected in the next edition.