Author: Bill Nowlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1613210191
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox have been making history for over a century. The passion of the players, the tragedy and triumph of the “Bambino’s Curse”—the Boston spirit comes alive in this collection of stories and anecdotes from Fenway Park. Any baseball fan will ?nd this book irresistible.
Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout
Author: Bill Nowlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1613210191
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox have been making history for over a century. The passion of the players, the tragedy and triumph of the “Bambino’s Curse”—the Boston spirit comes alive in this collection of stories and anecdotes from Fenway Park. Any baseball fan will ?nd this book irresistible.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1613210191
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox have been making history for over a century. The passion of the players, the tragedy and triumph of the “Bambino’s Curse”—the Boston spirit comes alive in this collection of stories and anecdotes from Fenway Park. Any baseball fan will ?nd this book irresistible.
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Baseball Challenge
Author: David Nemec
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 146166229X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Baseball Challenge is a seven-game World Series of entertainment, each a full nine innings, starting off with rookies and ending with famous Fall Classic events, heroes, and villains. You can keep your own score, earning hits, RBIs, and homers depending on the degree of difficulty of each question.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 146166229X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Baseball Challenge is a seven-game World Series of entertainment, each a full nine innings, starting off with rookies and ending with famous Fall Classic events, heroes, and villains. You can keep your own score, earning hits, RBIs, and homers depending on the degree of difficulty of each question.
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book
Author: Martin Gitlin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493045857
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Red Sox's greatest moments—including its nine World Series wins and individual achievements—but focuses also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the refusal of the New York Yankees to go up against them in the 1904 World Series, the derivation of its name, and of course the famous Curse of the Bambino. There are dozens of impressive, wild, wacky and wonderful stories over the years regarding Red Sox history and Gitlin is the perfect person to write it with his trademark humor and thorough knowledge of Red Sox lore.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493045857
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Red Sox's greatest moments—including its nine World Series wins and individual achievements—but focuses also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the refusal of the New York Yankees to go up against them in the 1904 World Series, the derivation of its name, and of course the famous Curse of the Bambino. There are dozens of impressive, wild, wacky and wonderful stories over the years regarding Red Sox history and Gitlin is the perfect person to write it with his trademark humor and thorough knowledge of Red Sox lore.
The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia
Author: Ken Shouler
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061073733
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This homer of a book is filled with knuckleballs and curves guaranteed to delight baseball fans. Author Shouler includes more than 500 Q&A's that cover the game's all-time greats and no-so-great players, teams past and present, and the colorful personalities that play ball.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061073733
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This homer of a book is filled with knuckleballs and curves guaranteed to delight baseball fans. Author Shouler includes more than 500 Q&A's that cover the game's all-time greats and no-so-great players, teams past and present, and the colorful personalities that play ball.
Incredible Baseball Trivia
Author: David Nemec
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683582349
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Match wits with the father of baseball trivia, David Nemec, a ten-time national champion as he presents more than 200 baseball stumpers that are artfully designed to test the depth of the reader’s knowledge about the game since 1871 including: Who is the most recent major leaguer to compile 100 or more hits, 20 or more complete games, and 20 or more decisions in the same season? No, the answer is not who you think! Who is the only pitcher to hurl a minimum of 5,000 career innings and surrender fewer hits per 9 innings than Walter Johnson? What team had a record of 52–62 when the strike shut down the 1994 season but was on track to qualify for postseason play with the lowest winning percentage ever by a division or league first-place finisher? Every era of baseball history is represented from Cap Anson to Mike Trout, Cy Young to Clayton Kershaw, Ty Cobb to Jose Altuve, Babe Ruth to Giancarlo Stanton. Incredible Baseball Trivia is the ultimate test for knowledgeable baseball fans!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683582349
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Match wits with the father of baseball trivia, David Nemec, a ten-time national champion as he presents more than 200 baseball stumpers that are artfully designed to test the depth of the reader’s knowledge about the game since 1871 including: Who is the most recent major leaguer to compile 100 or more hits, 20 or more complete games, and 20 or more decisions in the same season? No, the answer is not who you think! Who is the only pitcher to hurl a minimum of 5,000 career innings and surrender fewer hits per 9 innings than Walter Johnson? What team had a record of 52–62 when the strike shut down the 1994 season but was on track to qualify for postseason play with the lowest winning percentage ever by a division or league first-place finisher? Every era of baseball history is represented from Cap Anson to Mike Trout, Cy Young to Clayton Kershaw, Ty Cobb to Jose Altuve, Babe Ruth to Giancarlo Stanton. Incredible Baseball Trivia is the ultimate test for knowledgeable baseball fans!
Spot the Bullsh*t Trivia Challenge
Author: Neil Patrick Stewart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507221894
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Learn some amazing truths about sports, science, history, and more with this interactive trivia book asking you to spot the lie—perfect for a personal challenge or group game night! Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh? Can you really make diamonds out of tequila? Is the platypus actually poisonous? Think you can spot the fake? Get your bullsh*t radar warmed up, because each entry in Spot the Bullsh*t hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it’s up to you to figure out what’s fascinating and what’s full of sh*t in science, history, pop culture and more. A flip of the page reveals whether you’re right or wrong as well as more information on the true trivia—and why you might have fallen for the fake fact. Whether you’re in the mood to learn some fun facts or challenge your friends in a game of trivia, this book has you covered.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507221894
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Learn some amazing truths about sports, science, history, and more with this interactive trivia book asking you to spot the lie—perfect for a personal challenge or group game night! Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh? Can you really make diamonds out of tequila? Is the platypus actually poisonous? Think you can spot the fake? Get your bullsh*t radar warmed up, because each entry in Spot the Bullsh*t hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it’s up to you to figure out what’s fascinating and what’s full of sh*t in science, history, pop culture and more. A flip of the page reveals whether you’re right or wrong as well as more information on the true trivia—and why you might have fallen for the fake fact. Whether you’re in the mood to learn some fun facts or challenge your friends in a game of trivia, this book has you covered.
SABR 50 at 50
Author: Bill Nowlin
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496222687
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
SABR 50 at 50 celebrates and highlights the Society for American Baseball Research’s wide-ranging contributions to baseball history. Established in 1971 in Cooperstown, New York, SABR has sought to foster and disseminate the research of baseball—with groundbreaking work from statisticians, historians, and independent researchers—and has published dozens of articles with far-reaching and long-lasting impact on the game. Among its current membership are many Major and Minor League Baseball officials, broadcasters, and writers as well as numerous former players. The diversity of SABR members’ interests is reflected in this fiftieth-anniversary volume—from baseball and the arts to statistical analysis to the Deadball Era to women in baseball. SABR 50 at 50 includes the most important and influential research published by members across a multitude of topics, including the sabermetric work of Dick Cramer, Pete Palmer, and Bill James, along with Jerry Malloy on the Negro Leagues, Keith Olbermann on why the shortstop position is number 6, John Thorn and Jules Tygiel on the untold story behind Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Dodgers, and Gai Berlage on the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s team in the 1990s. To provide history and context, each notable research article is accompanied by a short introduction. As SABR celebrates fifty years this collection gathers the organization’s most notable research and baseball history for the serious baseball reader.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496222687
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
SABR 50 at 50 celebrates and highlights the Society for American Baseball Research’s wide-ranging contributions to baseball history. Established in 1971 in Cooperstown, New York, SABR has sought to foster and disseminate the research of baseball—with groundbreaking work from statisticians, historians, and independent researchers—and has published dozens of articles with far-reaching and long-lasting impact on the game. Among its current membership are many Major and Minor League Baseball officials, broadcasters, and writers as well as numerous former players. The diversity of SABR members’ interests is reflected in this fiftieth-anniversary volume—from baseball and the arts to statistical analysis to the Deadball Era to women in baseball. SABR 50 at 50 includes the most important and influential research published by members across a multitude of topics, including the sabermetric work of Dick Cramer, Pete Palmer, and Bill James, along with Jerry Malloy on the Negro Leagues, Keith Olbermann on why the shortstop position is number 6, John Thorn and Jules Tygiel on the untold story behind Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Dodgers, and Gai Berlage on the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s team in the 1990s. To provide history and context, each notable research article is accompanied by a short introduction. As SABR celebrates fifty years this collection gathers the organization’s most notable research and baseball history for the serious baseball reader.
The Boston Red Sox All-Time All-Stars
Author: Jeffrey Lyons
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493060775
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Let’s say you’re the manager of one of the oldest and most beloved franchises in Major League baseball, with every past and current player available in the dugout. Game time is approaching and the ump needs your line-up card. Who’s your starting pitcher? Three-hundred-game-winner Lefty Grove, lights-out Pedro Martinez, fireballer Roger Clemens, or the Sox’s first Cy Young winner Jim Lonborg? Is Carlton Fisk behind the plate or Jason Varitek? Who’ll bat clean-up, Ted Williams or David Ortiz? Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, Jeffrey Lyons constructs an all-time All-Star Red Sox line-up for the ages. Agree with his choices or not, you’ll learn all there is to know about the men who played for and managed the BoSox.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493060775
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Let’s say you’re the manager of one of the oldest and most beloved franchises in Major League baseball, with every past and current player available in the dugout. Game time is approaching and the ump needs your line-up card. Who’s your starting pitcher? Three-hundred-game-winner Lefty Grove, lights-out Pedro Martinez, fireballer Roger Clemens, or the Sox’s first Cy Young winner Jim Lonborg? Is Carlton Fisk behind the plate or Jason Varitek? Who’ll bat clean-up, Ted Williams or David Ortiz? Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, Jeffrey Lyons constructs an all-time All-Star Red Sox line-up for the ages. Agree with his choices or not, you’ll learn all there is to know about the men who played for and managed the BoSox.
Incredible Sports Trivia
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512483338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes a variety of sports trivia facts, including who made the first slam dunk in basketball and who holds the record for throwing the fastest fastball--and just how fast that speeding ball traveled.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512483338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes a variety of sports trivia facts, including who made the first slam dunk in basketball and who holds the record for throwing the fastest fastball--and just how fast that speeding ball traveled.
Gotcha!
Author: Julian Biddle
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144065235X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Trick or trivia? Fun for all ages! Fact or fiction? What's real? What's not? The questions become a fun test of wits for know-it-alls and know-nothings in this ingenious collection of slightly skewed trivia quizzes devised by a self-proclaimed trivia expert to challenge players in every topic - from movies and sports to art, history, and politics. What do they really know? What do they think they know? And how easily can they be fooled as they're challenged by famous quotes and misquotes, suspect statistics, and famous (and tweaked) historical events? Perfect for get-together games with friends and family, or hours of solo enjoyment, this is the unique trivia book that will have players yelling "GOTCHA!"
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144065235X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Trick or trivia? Fun for all ages! Fact or fiction? What's real? What's not? The questions become a fun test of wits for know-it-alls and know-nothings in this ingenious collection of slightly skewed trivia quizzes devised by a self-proclaimed trivia expert to challenge players in every topic - from movies and sports to art, history, and politics. What do they really know? What do they think they know? And how easily can they be fooled as they're challenged by famous quotes and misquotes, suspect statistics, and famous (and tweaked) historical events? Perfect for get-together games with friends and family, or hours of solo enjoyment, this is the unique trivia book that will have players yelling "GOTCHA!"