The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Anecdotal History - Softcover

Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561719730 ISBN 13: 9781561719730

Publisher: SPI Books,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Devoted to the Jewish contributors to Major League Baseball, this work contains photographs of players on and off the field, player statistics, memorabilia, and interviews.

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Synopsis:

This is the first comprehensive, encyclopaedic work devoted exclusively to every Jewish contributor, large and small, to Major League Baseball. It's packed with: Rare photographs of players on and off the field; Full player statistics; Rare memorabilia; Exclusive original interviews. Jews who impacted upon the Great American Pastime extend far beyond the record strikeouts and round trippers of the legendary Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg. And there are scores of ballplayers like Lipman Pike, Shawn Green, Cal Abrams and Eddie Zosky whose little-known Baseball stories will touch or amuse readers of any background. Beyond life-time batting averages, there are intriguing players like catcher Moe Berg who served his country as a secret agent during WWII. While the tragic life of Bruce Gardner may bring tears to readers' eyes, the exploits of 'Clown Princes' Al Schact and Max Patkin will have fans rolling with laughter. Nowhere else will one read tributes to great Jewish baseball executives and owners whose vision built some of history's most successful teams.

Al Rosen may have gone from the All-Star team to the front-office Hall of Fame, but some of the most famous self-made success stories of this century honed their competitive spirit on the stickball courts of Jewish ghettos. This one-of-a-kind book will be much-in-demand by both baseball and Judaica book buyers.

About this edition

• Publisher: SPI Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1561719730
• ISBN 13: 9781561719730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286