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Amazin' Mets, 1962-1969
This book traces the history of the New York Mets from the franchise's inauspicious beginnings--the 1962 team, led by Casey Stengel and made up of players like Rod Kanehl and Jay …
The Yankees in the Early 1960s
This is a history of the New York Yankees over a decade which saw them at the top of the American League and at the bottom. Based upon thorough background research and interviews …
Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870
By 1871, the popularity of baseball had spread so thoroughly across America that one writer observed, ""It is as much our national game as cricket is that of the English."" While …
Connecticut Gridiron
This narrative history of minor league football teams in Connecticut during the 60s and 70s is based on extensive newspaper and periodical research and interviews with nearly 70 …
Baseball's Wildest Season
At the end of the 1883 baseball season, things looked rosy--attendance had skyrocketed and the National League and American Association were at peace. A year later the sport was …
Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870
By 1871, the popularity of baseball had spread so thoroughly across America that one writer observed, "e;It is as much our national game as cricket is that of the …
Blackguards and Red Stockings
It was a novel experiment as baseball's leading men formed the National Association, bringing order to the hodgepodge of professional and amateur clubs that made up the sport from …
The Amazin' Mets, 1962-1969
Based on interviews with more than one hundred former players, and extensive media research, this book traces the history of the New York Mets from their infamous first sea-son - …
Baseball on the Brink
Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968. The commissioner was inept, professional football was challenging the sport's popularity and the game on the field was boring, with …
Sixties in the News
The 1960s were one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Perceptions of race, gender and age changed dramatically, ripping away beliefs that had endured for …
Baseball's First Inning
This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country. The New York …
Base Ball Founders
Base Ball Founders completes the series of histories of the clubs and players responsible for making baseball the national pastime that began with the 2011 Base Ball Pioneers, …