Author: Rex Barney
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN: 9780870334436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Barney pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943, and 1946-1950, including a no-hit game, then became a sportscaster, radio talk-show host, and finally stadium announcer for the Baltimore Orioles 1974-1997.
Rex Barney's Thank Youuuu for 50 Years in Baseball from Brooklyn to Baltimore
Author: Rex Barney
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN: 9780870334436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Barney pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943, and 1946-1950, including a no-hit game, then became a sportscaster, radio talk-show host, and finally stadium announcer for the Baltimore Orioles 1974-1997.
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN: 9780870334436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Barney pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943, and 1946-1950, including a no-hit game, then became a sportscaster, radio talk-show host, and finally stadium announcer for the Baltimore Orioles 1974-1997.
Barney Dreyfuss
Author: Brian Martin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476679614
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond. Relocating to Louisville, he became involved in the professional game with the Colonels. Faced with ouster from the National League, he took his players to Pittsburgh, where he became owner of the Pirates and forged a winning tradition, leading the club to six pennants and two World Series. This first biography of Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League's first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money--pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476679614
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond. Relocating to Louisville, he became involved in the professional game with the Colonels. Faced with ouster from the National League, he took his players to Pittsburgh, where he became owner of the Pirates and forged a winning tradition, leading the club to six pennants and two World Series. This first biography of Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League's first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money--pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.
Oregon State University Baseball
Author: Cliff Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614238804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
In the postseasons of 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Oregon State Beavers baseball team achieved a seemingly impossible dream and forever changed the culture of Northwest sports. After nearly a century of dismissal as a wet-weather team, unable to compete with the southern baseball belt on the national stage, a run of three College World Series appearances and back-to-back titles earned the Beavers national respect. Inspired by his own coverage of the dramatic seasons, "Corvallis Gazette-Times" sportswriter Cliff Kirkpatrick recounts the program's rise to prominence and lasting legacy. Filled with firsthand insights from players and coaches and photos of pivotal moments and stands filled with orange and black, this retrospective captures the magic of Oregon State's three-season run.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614238804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
In the postseasons of 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Oregon State Beavers baseball team achieved a seemingly impossible dream and forever changed the culture of Northwest sports. After nearly a century of dismissal as a wet-weather team, unable to compete with the southern baseball belt on the national stage, a run of three College World Series appearances and back-to-back titles earned the Beavers national respect. Inspired by his own coverage of the dramatic seasons, "Corvallis Gazette-Times" sportswriter Cliff Kirkpatrick recounts the program's rise to prominence and lasting legacy. Filled with firsthand insights from players and coaches and photos of pivotal moments and stands filled with orange and black, this retrospective captures the magic of Oregon State's three-season run.
Barney Beagle
Author: Jean Bethell
Publisher: Allan Pubs
ISBN: 9780824159160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A beagle doesn't want to share his boy with the new addition to the household.
Publisher: Allan Pubs
ISBN: 9780824159160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A beagle doesn't want to share his boy with the new addition to the household.
Baseball's Creation Myth
Author: Brian Martin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471999
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The story about baseball's being invented in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 by Abner Doubleday served to prove that the U.S. national pastime was an American game, not derived from the English children's game of rounders as had been believed. The tale, embraced by Americans, has long been proven false but to this day, Cooperstown is celebrated as the birthplace of baseball. The story has captured the hearts of millions. But who spun that tale and why? This book provides a surprising answer about the origins of America's most durable myth. It seems that Abner Graves, who espoused Cooperstown as the birthplace of the game, likely was inspired by another story about an early game of baseball. The stories were remarkably similar, as were the men who told them. For the first time, this book links the stories and lives of Graves, a mining engineer, and Adam Ford, a medical doctor, both residents of Denver, Colorado. While the actual origins of the game of baseball remain subject to debate and study, new light is shed on the source of baseball's durable creation myth.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471999
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The story about baseball's being invented in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 by Abner Doubleday served to prove that the U.S. national pastime was an American game, not derived from the English children's game of rounders as had been believed. The tale, embraced by Americans, has long been proven false but to this day, Cooperstown is celebrated as the birthplace of baseball. The story has captured the hearts of millions. But who spun that tale and why? This book provides a surprising answer about the origins of America's most durable myth. It seems that Abner Graves, who espoused Cooperstown as the birthplace of the game, likely was inspired by another story about an early game of baseball. The stories were remarkably similar, as were the men who told them. For the first time, this book links the stories and lives of Graves, a mining engineer, and Adam Ford, a medical doctor, both residents of Denver, Colorado. While the actual origins of the game of baseball remain subject to debate and study, new light is shed on the source of baseball's durable creation myth.
Journeys North
Author: Barney Scout Mann
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680513222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680513222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.
American Jews and America's Game
Author: Larry Ruttman
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803264755
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Discusses the history of Jewish participation in America's pastime, including players, team owners, and sportswriters.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803264755
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Discusses the history of Jewish participation in America's pastime, including players, team owners, and sportswriters.
Baseball Players of the 1950s
Author: Rich Marazzi
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476604290
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476604290
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.
The Parrot Man
Author: Macknight Black
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781684012121
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Early in life, little Barney developed a passion for playing baseball, but his young body would not cooperate. Nevertheless, he kept chasing his dream, following the Washington Senators on the radio and in the newspapers during their years playing at Griffith Stadium. In so doing, he discovers a new way to participate in the gameby becoming the Parrot Man, an active part, in his mind, of a major league team. But that was not enough. Something was missing. When given another chance at baseball glory, what does the Parrot Man do? A Baseball Story For parents of all ages and their children.
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781684012121
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Early in life, little Barney developed a passion for playing baseball, but his young body would not cooperate. Nevertheless, he kept chasing his dream, following the Washington Senators on the radio and in the newspapers during their years playing at Griffith Stadium. In so doing, he discovers a new way to participate in the gameby becoming the Parrot Man, an active part, in his mind, of a major league team. But that was not enough. Something was missing. When given another chance at baseball glory, what does the Parrot Man do? A Baseball Story For parents of all ages and their children.
She Loved Baseball
Author: Audrey Vernick
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061349208
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Effa always loved baseball. As a young woman, she would go to Yankee Stadium just to see Babe Ruth’s mighty swing. But she never dreamed she would someday own a baseball team. Or be the first—and only—woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. From her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley always fought for what was right. And she always swung for the fences. From author Audrey Vernick and illustrator Don Tate comes the remarkable story of an all-star of a woman.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061349208
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Effa always loved baseball. As a young woman, she would go to Yankee Stadium just to see Babe Ruth’s mighty swing. But she never dreamed she would someday own a baseball team. Or be the first—and only—woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. From her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley always fought for what was right. And she always swung for the fences. From author Audrey Vernick and illustrator Don Tate comes the remarkable story of an all-star of a woman.