Baseball's Game Changers: Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Sensational Series, and More
- ISBN-10
- 1493019473
- ISBN-13
- 9781493019472
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-02-18
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- George Castle
Description
The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime? And how, exactly, did they forever change the game? Baseball’s Game Changers offers fascinating, detailed explanations along with a ranking system from 1 to 50 that is sure to inspire debate among baseball aficionados. Ranging from each sport’s beginnings to today and tackling on-the-field and off-the-field developments, the Game Changers series offers a history of each sport through their turning-points and innovations. Full-color, and including 30 photos plus pull-outs and sidebars, books within the Game Changers series are important and entertaining additions to every sports fan’s library.
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