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The Baseball Anthology: 125 Years of Stories, Poems, Articles, Photographs, Drawings, Interviews, Cartoons, and Other Memorabilia - Hardcover
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A look at the national pastime offers photographs, interviews, cartoons, anecdotes, memorabilia, and previously unpublished stories and personal correspondence
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"This is basically an oral history of the national pastime from its inception to the present. Many players and events are described: Johnny Evers reminisces about the famous force-play that became "Merkle's Boner" to the world in 1908. Fred Lieb tells how the Yankees' pitcher Carl Mays killed the Indians' Ray Chapman with a submarine pitch ("I could see the left eye hanging from its socket") in 1920. Hall-of-Farmer Leo Durocher recalls how he put down an uprising of Brooklyn Dodgers to keep Jackie Robinson out of the big leagues by saying of their petition: "You can wipe your ass with it." Hank Aaron remembers that when he came close to beating Babe Ruth's home-run record, he received "Dear Nigger" letters. But what makes this book special are the pictures, especially those in black-and-white: Jackie Robinson stretching at first base with Ebbets Field in the background; Willie Mays climbing the outfield wall to rob a player of a base hit; Casey Stengel sliding home with an inside-the-park home-run during the 1923 World Series; and, of course, the Babe hitting one out. A treat for the baseball aficionado."
About the Author
Joseph Wallace has written numerous books on science and natural history, including "The American Museum of Natural History's Book of Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Creatures, The Arctic, "and "The Deep Sea," An adventurer at heart, he has been menaced by leopards in the midst of African game parks, canoed through rainforests, and even stumbled upon the wreck of a World War II fighter jet in Papua, New Guinea during the course of his career as a writer. He lives with his family in New York State.
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- PublisherHarry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0810981513
- ISBN 13 9780810981515
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
- EditorWallace Joseph
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