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Stealing first and other old-time baseball stories / Chris Williams.
Whoa! You mean there actually was a player that stole first base? Yes! Catch the story about the zany guy who pulled that off in Stealing First and Other Old-Time Baseball Stories. Did you know that Hall-of-Famer Jackie Robinson was the star of a well-regarded Hollywood movie? The full story about #42's successful stint in front of the camera is found in the pages of this book. Learn about the All-Star career of the man who Lou Gehrig displaced as Yankees first baseman, a major crisis Major League Baseball faced in 1969, and the statistical reasons why the term "The Mendoza Line" is inaccurate and unfair.Stealing First and Other Old-Time Baseball Stories also includes a heart-felt salute to the major leaguers who lost their lives in war, a new look at the reasons behind the Phillies' historic late-season collapse in 1964, and an easy-to-understand essay that questions the importance of walks in a team's offensive strategy. The exciting baseball of the 1980s is fondly remembered with a tip-of-the-hate to the decade's high-achievers on terrible teams and there's also a big dose of baby-boomer nostalgia centered on a trip to one of baseball's historic ball parks.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620063835
- ISBN: 1620063832
- Physical Description: ix, 135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Sunbury Press edition.
- Publisher: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania : Sunbury Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 133-134). |
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| Subject: | Baseball > History. Sports > History. Baseball > Miscellanea. Baseball > Anecdotes. Baseball players > Anecdotes. Baseball players. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at York County Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 796.357 WIL Nonfiction (Text) | 34216000988057 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 796.357 WIL Nonfiction (Text)
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Plated 2021: Gift of the author
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34007002424351 | Archives | Available | - |
| Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 796.357 WIL Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2021: Gift of the author
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34007002424393 | Adult Area | Available | - |
