Record details

• ISBN: 0471482048
• ISBN: 9780471482048
• Physical Description: viii, 232 pages ; 24 cm
• Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2005]
• Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:

"And other unsolved mysteries of baseball"--Cover.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Who invented baseball? -- Who was the first black in the majors? -- Who was Casey at the bat? -- Was Ed Delahanty murdered? -- Did Merkle touch second? -- Did Cobb win the 1910 batting race? -- Did Shoeless Joe throw the series? -- What caused Ruth's "bellyache?" -- What caused the home run surge? -- Did Babe Ruth call his shot? -- Was Moe Berg a spy? -- What caused the feud between Williams and the press? -- Why did Rickey sign Robinson? -- How old was Satchel Paige? -- Did Thomson steal Branca's sign? -- Why did the Dodgers move? -- Why didn't Castro sign with the Senators? -- Why was Steinbrenner banned? -- What took the Red Sox so long? -- Why can't the Cubs win? -- Who threw the spitter? -- Does a curve ball curve? -- Where did "fungo" come from? -- Can small-market teams compete? -- Does clutch hitting exist? -- Were yesterday's players better? -- Do managers matter? -- Does it pay to steal?

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Subject:

Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Baseball > United States > History.

Genre:

Biographies.