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| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson, 2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth's amazing batting power, sure to inspire debate among baseball fans of every stripe, one of the country's most respected and trusted baseball historians reveals the amazing conclusions of more than twenty years of research. Jenkinson takes readers through Ruth's 1921 season, in which his pattern of battled balls would have accounted for more than 100 home runs in today's ballparks and under today's rules. Yet, 1921 is just tip of the iceberg, for Jenkinson's research reveals that during an era of mammoth field dimensions Ruth hit more 450-plus-feet shots than anybody in history, and the conclusions one can draw are mind boggling. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Twenty-four-inch Home Run Michael G. Bryson, 1990 A collection of unusual and offbeat tales taken from baseball history includes the world's shortest bona fide home run and the baseball player who literally bit himself in the posterior while sliding into second base |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Sandlot Stats Stanley Rothman, 2012-11-01 Sandlot Stats uses the national pastime to help students who love baseball learn—and enjoy—statistics. As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics—from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America’s favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical underpinnings of baseball so that students can understand the world of statistics and probability. Carefully illustrated and filled with exercises and examples, this book teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics through the feats of baseball legends such as Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams—and more recent players such as Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Exercises require only pen-and-paper or Microsoft Excel to perform the analyses. Sandlot Stats covers all the bases, including • descriptive and inferential statistics • linear regression and correlation • probability • sports betting • probability distribution functions • sampling distributions • hypothesis testing • confidence intervals • chi-square distribution Sandlot Stats offers information covered in most introductory statistics books, yet is peppered with interesting facts from the history of baseball to enhance the interest of the student and make learning fun. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Mudball Matt Tavares, 2005 During a rainy Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: SABR 50 at 50 Bill Nowlin, Mark Armour, Scott Bush, Leslie Heaphy, Jacob Pomrenke, Cecilia Tan, John Thorn, 2020-09-01 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. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The SABR Baseball List & Record Book Society for American Baseball Research, 2007-03-20 From the authority on baseball research and statistics comes a vast and fascinating compendium of unique baseball lists and records. The SABR Baseball List & Record Book is an expansive collection of pitching, hitting, fielding, home run, team, and rookie records not available online or in any other book. This is a treasure trove of baseball history for statistically minded baseball fans that's also packed with intriguing marginalia. For instance, on July 25, 1967, Chicago's Ken Berry ended Game Two of a doubleheader against Cleveland with a home run in the bottom of the sixteenth inning -- Chicago's second game-winning homer of the day. The comprehensive lists include Most Career Home Runs by Two Brothers (Tommie and Hank Aaron have 768), Most Seasons with 15 or More Wins (Cy Young and Greg Maddux each have 18), and Highest On Base Percentage in a Season by a Rookie (listing every rookie above .400). Unlike other record books that only list the record holders -- say, most RBI by a rookie, held by Ted Williams with 145 -- SABR details every rookie to reach 100 RBI. Other record books might note the last pitcher in each league to steal home; here SABR has included every pitcher to do it. The book also includes a number of idiosyncratic features, such as a rundown of every player who has hit a triple and then stolen home, or every reliever who has won two games in one day. Many of the lists include a comments column for key historical notes and entertaining trivia (Bob Horner hit four home runs in a 1986 game, but his team lost). This is a must-have for every fan's library. Edited by Lyle Spatz, Chairman of the Baseball Records Committee for SABR |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: How Baseball Happened Thomas W. Gilbert, 2020-09-15 The untold story of baseball’s nineteenth-century origins: “a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat” (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal). You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn’t. Perhaps you’ve read that baseball’s color line was first crossed by Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. Baseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. They were hundreds of uncredited, ordinary people who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. In this myth-busting history, Thomas W. Gilbert reveals the true beginnings of baseball. Through newspaper accounts, diaries, and other accounts, he explains how it evolved through the mid-nineteenth century into a modern sport of championships, media coverage, and famous stars—all before the first professional league was formed in 1871. Winner of the Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Bottom of the 33rd Dan Barry, 2011-04-12 In “a worthy companion to . . . Boys of Summer,” a Pulitzer prize winning journalist “exploits the power of memory and nostalgia with literary grace” (New York Times). From award-winning New York Times columnist Dan Barry comes the beautifully recounted story of the longest game in baseball history—a tale celebrating not only the robust intensity of baseball, but the aspirational ideal epitomized by the hard-fighting players of the minor leagues. On April 18, 1981, a ball game sprang eternal. For eight hours, the night seemed to suspend a town and two teams between their collective pasts and futures, between their collective sorrows and joys—the shivering fans; their wives at home; the umpires; the batboys approaching manhood; the ejected manager, peering through a hole in the backstop; the sportswriters and broadcasters; and the players themselves—two destined for the Hall of Fame (Cal Ripken and Wade Boggs), the few to play only briefly or forgettably in the big leagues, and the many stuck in minor-league purgatory, duty bound and loyal forever to the game. With Bottom of the 33rd, Barry delivers a lyrical meditation on small-town lives, minor-league dreams, and the elements of time and community that conspired one fateful night to produce a baseball game seemingly without end. An unforgettable portrait of ambition and endurance, Bottom of the 33rd is the rare sports book that changes the way we perceive America’s pastime—and America’s past. “Destined to take its place among the classics of baseball literature.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Bottom of the 33rd is chaw-chewing, sunflower-spitting, pine tar proof that too much baseball is never enough.” —Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax |
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| shortest homerun in mlb history: Last Time Out John Nogowski, 2022-07-01 Most sports fans know that Ted Williams ended his major league career with style, swatting a home run in his final at bat. But what about Babe Ruth? Ty Cobb? Joe DiMaggio? Willie Mays? How did some of baseball's greatest players bow out of The Game? Last Time Out answers that question as it examines how the greatest players in baseball history left the game they once ruled. The stories of these men and how they finished their careers, never collected anywhere before now, show another side of the men whose achievements on the field made them legends. After hours and hours of research, through biographies, microfilm, magazines, and memories, award-winning sportswriter John Nogowski culled the stories of the final games of 25 of The Game's greatest athletes-Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Dizzy Dean, Satchel Paige, Carlton Fisk, Bob Feller, Joe Morgan, and Carl Yastrzemski are among those featured. This impressive work recounts the circumstances surrounding these final games and puts you in a box seat to witness and sense the moment as these glorious careers ceased, most often with little fanfare. Whether it be Shoeless Joe Jackson, Lou Gehrig, Pete Rose, or Cal Ripken, Jr., Last Time Out beautifully captures in words and photographs the essence of these players' last time in uniform and celebrates the magic of the game these famed players mastered and loved. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Mickey Mantle, the American Dream Comes to Life Mickey Mantle, Lewis Early, 2002 |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records Major League Baseball, 2013-10-15 Since the first pitch was thrown, MLB has tracked the performance of every team and player, documented every hit and measured every home run. And while some plays are part of the everyday game, there are moments in baseball when a player's performance reaches a new level of greatness and new records are made. The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records catalogs the game's most remarkable achievements, as well as some of the less traditional and quirky stats that all play a part in the game. MLB's team of in-house writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive record of baseball stats and achievements. Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records documents the absolute best of the best and packs each achievement into this lavishly illustrated book where fans will be treated to never-before-seen photographs of their favourite players. Double-page spreads will show Henderson racing to second base to claim the stolen base record, while another full color spread celebrates Bond's crushing hit that set a new threshold for most home-runs. All the records are here, each with an account of events and spectacular photographs that make this truly the most spectacular baseball book ever published. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Player-manager Lou Boudreau, Ed Fitzgerald, 1949 |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Baseball's Ultimate Power Bill Jenkinson, 2010-03-16 The tape measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations. Fully illustrated with photos of the players and aerial ballpark photos showing the landing spots of each stadium's longest homers. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees Jon Chattman, Allie Tarantino, Rich Tarantino, 2012-03 Presented in a unique reversible-book format, I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees is the ultimate Red Sox fan guide to baseball s most celebrated and storied rivalry. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary Red Sox managers and star players, including Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and David Ortiz, as well as the numerous villains who have donned the pinstripes over the years. Like two books in one, this completely biased account of the rivalry proclaims the irrefutable reasons to cheer the Red Sox and boo the Yankees and shows that there really is no fine line between love and hate. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Marine Tom Clancy, 1996-11-01 An in-depth look at the United States Marine Corps-in the New York Times bestselling tradition of Submarine, Armored Cav, and Fighter Wing Only the best of the best can be Marines. And only Tom Clancy can tell their story--the fascinating real-life facts more compelling than any fiction. Clancy presents a unique insider's look at the most hallowed branch of the Armed Forces, and the men and women who serve on America's front lines. Marine includes: An interview with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles Chuck Krulak The tools and technology of the Marine Expeditionary Unit The role of the Marines in the present and future world An in-depth look at recruitment and training Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Crazy '08 Cait N. Murphy, 2009-10-13 From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team—the first dynasty of the 20th century. Crazy '08 recounts the 1908 season—the year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went toe to toe to toe with John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's New York Giants and Honus Wagner's Pittsburgh Pirates in the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. The American League has its own three-cornered pennant fight, and players like Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and the egregiously crooked Hal Chase ensured that the junior circuit had its moments. But it was the National League's—and the Cubs'—year. Crazy '08, however, is not just the exciting story of a great season. It is also about the forces that created modern baseball, and the America that produced it. In 1908, crooked pols run Chicago's First Ward, and gambling magnates control the Yankees. Fans regularly invade the field to do handstands or argue with the umps; others shoot guns from rickety grandstands prone to burning. There are anarchists on the loose and racial killings in the town that made Lincoln. On the flimsiest of pretexts, General Abner Doubleday becomes a symbol of Americanism, and baseball's own anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is a hit. Picaresque and dramatic, 1908 is a season in which so many weird and wonderful things happen that it is somehow unsurprising that a hairpiece, a swarm of gnats, a sudden bout of lumbago, and a disaster down in the mines all play a role in its outcome. And sometimes the events are not so wonderful at all. There are several deaths by baseball, and the shadow of corruption creeps closer to the heart of baseball—the honesty of the game itself. Simply put, 1908 is the year that baseball grew up. Oh, and it was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Destined to be as memorable as the season it documents, Crazy '08 sets a new standard for what a book about baseball can be. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Sol White's History of Colored Base Ball, with Other Documents on the Early Black Game, 1886-1936 Sol White, 1996-08-01 America and baseball are rediscovering the game played by African Americans before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. We now know a great deal about the Negro Leagues of 1920 on, and their great stars-Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and their contemporaries. But what of the pre-1920 black game? From the onset in the 1880s of the gentleman's agreement that barred blacks from playing in white leagues, that game is nearly invisible. Financially shaky, with sporadic media coverage even in black newspapers and completely overlooked by the mainstream, Negro teams of this era played on for love of the game and in hopes that their skills would receive their due. In 1907, Sol White, a remarkable African-American ballplayer, successful manager, and baseball loyalist, wrote a small volume on the history of the black game. Part fund-raising effort, advertising brochure, team hype, celebration of black baseball, and throughout an implicit and explicit challenge to racism, Sol White's History of Colored Base Ball is the source of much of what we know of the events in the organized black game of that time. The original was poorly printed, and copies are exceedingly rare (known and rumored copies number only four). This edition republishes the full 1907 edition (with the even rarer supplement), completely reset for legibility, and reproduces all the original's illustrations, including the advertisements that speak volumes on the social world of the day. Fifteen additional documents from 1886 to 1936 augment the picture of the black game and our record of Sol White himself. The work is introduced by Jerry Malloy, a recognized expert on the history of Negro leagues who has spent years inpainstaking research into this vanished world. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Baseball George Vecsey, 2006 One of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game gives a rousing account ofbaseball, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Numbelievable Michael Ferraro, John Veneziano, 2007 Numbelievable! is jam-packed with a vast array of stats, tallies, official times, uniform numbers, and world records guaranteed to satisfy even the most insatiable sports fans appetite for numbers. A must-have reference source for avid and casual fans alike, and a fascinating introduction for the simply curious.Triumph Books |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Peter Palmer, Gary Gillette, 2007 This baseball lover's ultimate guide features totally revised and up-to-date statistics and every active major league player's updated numbers. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History Robert W. Cohen, 2013-08-22 The St. Louis Cardinals are perhaps the most popular and successful franchise in National League history, having won more world championships than any other club in the league. Baseball greats such as Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, and Albert Pujols have all worn the Cardinals uniform. But which Cardinals are the finest in franchise history? Examining every player who has donned the Redbird uniform since 1892, Robert W. Cohen ranks the best of the best in The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History. This book carefully studies the careers of the players who made the greatest impact while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. The ranking was determined based on such factors as the extent to which each player added to the Cardinals legacy, the degree to which he impacted the fortunes of his team, and the level of dominance he attained while wearing the Redbird uniform. Features of The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History include: Each player’s notable achievements Recaps of the player’s most memorable performances Summaries of each player’s best season Quotes from opposing players and former teammates Including players such as Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, and Mark McGwire, this book is sure to fuel debate among Cardinals fans. A fascinating collection of bios, stats, recaps, quotes, and more, The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History is a must-read not only for die-hard Cardinals fans, but for all fans of baseball. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Ballparks Eric Enders, 2018-10-16 If you love baseball and the venerable stadiums its played in, you need this definitive history and guide to Major League ballparks of the past, present, and future. With a tear-out checklist to mark ballparks you’ve visited and those on your bucket list, Ballparks takes you inside the histories of every park in the Major Leagues, with hundreds of photos, stories, and stats about: Storied parks like Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, and Dodger Stadium Fan favorites AT&T Park, Camden Yards, PNC Park, Safeco Field, and so much more Forgotten treasures like Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, and all five parks of the Detroit Tigers New stadiums like the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park, the Minneapolis Twins’ Target Field, and New York’s Yankee Stadium and Citifield More than 40 other major league parks that tell the story of the national pastime through the lens of the fields the players call home No baseball fan's collection is complete without this up-to-date tome. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Greatest Sports Stories Ever Told Over 100 Short Stories of Larger-Than-Life Sports Heroes Robert Manton, 2024-09-10 Step into the world of extraordinary athletic feats and unforgettable moments with Greatest Sports Stories Ever Told - Over 100 Short Stories of Larger-Than-Life Sports Heroes. This enthralling collection takes readers on a gripping journey through the most iconic events in recent sports history. From underdogs who defied the odds to champions who shattered records, these stories capture the essence of victory, rivalry, and resilience. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a casual observer, this book offers a unique glimpse into the moments that have left an indelible mark on the sports world. Each short story within these pages paints a vivid picture of the athletes, teams, and unforgettable events that have captivated audiences worldwide. While every effort has been made to present these tales accurately, the spirit of exploration and discovery that drives sports is at the heart of this collection. Get ready to relive the drama, excitement, and passion that define the greatest stories in sports. Dive into Greatest Sports Stories Ever Told and experience the triumphs, heartbreaks, and legendary tales that will inspire, entertain, and educate. Perfect for sports enthusiasts and readers who love compelling narratives, this book is a must-have for anyone who appreciates the thrilling highs and lows of competition. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Way of Baseball Shawn Green, 2012-06-05 Major League All-Star Green shares how his baseball career has taught him to live life being fully present in every moment. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Ty Cobb Charles Leerhsen, 2015-05-12 An biography of perhaps the most significant and controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb, drawing in part on newly discovered letters and documents-- |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: World Series Winners Ross Bernstein, 2012 MLB champions in their own words--Jacket. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Me and the Spitter Gaylord Perry, 1974 |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Games That Changed Baseball John G. Robertson, Andy Saunders, 2016-06-21 The national pastime's rich history and vast cache of statistics have provided fans and researchers a gold mine of narrative and data since the late 19th century. Many books have been written about Major League Baseball's most famous games. This one takes a different approach, focusing on MLB's most historically significant games. Some will be familiar to baseball scholars, such as the October afternoon in 1961 when Roger Maris eclipsed Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, or the compelling sixth game of the 1975 World Series. Other fascinating games are less well known: the day at the Polo Grounds in 1921, when a fan named Reuben Berman filed a lawsuit against the New York Giants, winning fans the right to keep balls hit into the stands; the first televised broadcast of an MLB game in 1939; opening night of the Houston Astrodome in 1965, when spectators no longer had to be taken out to the ballgame; or the spectator-less April 2015 Orioles-White Sox game, played in an empty stadium in the wake of the Baltimore riots. Each game is listed in chronological order, with detailed historical background and a box score. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Under Pallor, Under Shadow Bill Felber, 2011-04-01 Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was beaned by a pitch thrown by the Yankees? Carl Mays during a game in New York and died the next day. In September a grand jury convened in Chicago, and four White Sox players were called to testify about fixing the 1919 World Series. ø Focusing on the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, this book takes us back to a pivotal season when baseball was shaken by tragedy and scandal and when power shifted irretrievably from the teams? owners to a single commissioner. The struggle for the soul of baseball, both on the field and off, is the story of how the entire American League structure changed. Following the fortunes of baseball?s stars of 1920, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us how a unique opportunity for reform was squandered and how the result was the transfer of authority from one powerful dictator (Ban Johnson) to another (Judge K. M. Landis). The first book to tie together the disparate elements of the 1920 pennant race, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us America?s pastime at a critical moment in the nation?s cultural history. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis, 2004-03-17 Michael Lewis’s instant classic may be “the most influential book on sports ever written” (People), but “you need know absolutely nothing about baseball to appreciate the wit, snap, economy and incisiveness of [Lewis’s] thoughts about it” (Janet Maslin, New York Times). One of GQ's 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century Just before the 2002 season opens, the Oakland Athletics must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players and is written off by just about everyone—but then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins. How did one of the poorest teams in baseball win so many games? In a quest to discover the answer, Michael Lewis delivers not only “the single most influential baseball book ever” (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what “may be the best book ever written on business” (Weekly Standard). Lewis first looks to all the logical places—the front offices of major league teams, the coaches, the minds of brilliant players—but discovers the real jackpot is a cache of numbers?numbers!?collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers, and physics professors. What these numbers prove is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information had been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics. He paid attention to those numbers?with the second-lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to?to conduct an astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win . . . how can we not cheer for David? |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Shortstop Zane Grey, 2014-02-21 Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Henry Aaron's Dream Matt Tavares, 2010 A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Lefty O'Doul Dennis Snelling, 2017-05 From San Francisco to the Ginza in Tokyo, Lefty O'Doul relates the untold story of one of baseball's greatest hitters, most colorful characters, and the unofficial father of professional baseball in Japan. Lefty O'Doul (1897-1969) began his career on the sandlots of San Francisco and was drafted by the Yankees as a pitcher. Although an arm injury and his refusal to give up the mound clouded his first four years, he converted into an outfielder. After four Minor League seasons he returned to the Major Leagues to become one of the game's most prolific power hitters, retiring with the fourth-highest lifetime batting average in Major League history. A self-taught scientific hitter, O'Doul then became the game's preeminent hitting instructor, counting Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams among his top disciples. In 1931 O'Doul traveled to Japan with an All-Star team and later convinced Babe Ruth to headline a 1934 tour. By helping to establish the professional game in Japan, he paved the way for Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and Hideki Matsui to play in the American Major Leagues. O'Doul's finest moment came in 1949, when General Douglas MacArthur asked him to bring a baseball team to Japan, a tour that MacArthur later praised as one of the greatest diplomatic efforts in U.S. history. O'Doul became one the most successful managers in the Pacific Coast League and was instrumental in spreading baseball's growth and popularity in Japan. He is still beloved in Japan, where in 2002 he was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Baseball's Greatest What If Dan Joseph, 2021-11-09 The career of supremely talented but ill-fated Brooklyn Dodger star Pete Reiser comes to life in this new biography from baseball author Dan Joseph (Last Ride of the Iron Horse). Only a tendency to smash into outfield walls stopped Reiser from earning a spot in baseball's Hall of Fame. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: The Politics of Glory Bill James, 1994 Takes a close look at the Baseball Hall of Fame, explaining how it operates, who controls it, how they make decisions, and how players are elected, using the continuing battle over former Yankee Phil Rizzuto to illuminate the controversy. 25,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Bette Bao Lord, 2019-04-02 A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle happens: baseball! It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a superstar. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball with her class and following Jackie as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory. With her hero smashing assumptions and records on the ball field, Shirley begins to feel that America is truly the land of opportunity—and perhaps has also become her real home. |
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| shortest homerun in mlb history: I Never Had It Made Jackie Robinson, Alfred Duckett, 2013-03-19 The New York Times–bestselling autobiography of Jackie Robinson, barrier-breaking Brooklyn Dodger and civil rights legend: “An American classic.” —Entertainment Weekly Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson’s early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school’s first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the “Noble Experiment”—Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a sports story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson’s life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr. It endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field. “Affecting and candid . . . I Never Had It Made offers compelling testimony about the realities of being Black in America from an author who long ago became more a monument than a man, and his memoir is an illuminating meditation on racism not only in the national pastime but in the nation itself.” —The New York Times “A disturbing and enlightening self-portrait by one of America’s genuine heroes.” —Publishers Weekly “An important book that should be widely read.” —The New York Times Book Review |
| shortest homerun in mlb history: Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle, 1992-03 Mickey Mantle, the hayseed kid from Spavinaw, Oklahoma, was in his sixth year with the Yankees. He was already America's homerun king. He was about to become a national hero. 1956 would be a record-breaking season: the golden summer fans would remember forever. Now Mickey Mantle brings it all back just the way it happened--spectacular playing on field, crazy hijinks with Whitey Ford and Billy Martin off. There never was a time like it before in baseball. There never will be again. It was magic. |
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Shortest Home Run In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate …
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Shortest Homerun In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate …
Great Home Runs Of The 20th Century Rich Westcott
runs All Star Game home runs and milestones such as total home run production and grand slams In Rich Westcott s journey through baseball history fans will encounter the most famous …
Shortest Home Run In Mlb History (2023) - dev.mabts
Measure Home Run? Did Mantle swing the same way right-handed and left-handed? What really happened to his knee in the 1951 World Series? What happened to the red-haired, freckle …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (2022) - dev.mabts
The home of the Browns and--beginning in July 1920--the Cardinals, Sportsman's Park hosted more than 7,000 major league games. This book rekindles memories of the venerable ballpark …
Average Runs per inning, 1909-2014 - Retrosheet
Home Team Scoring Advantage in the First Inning Largely Due to Time . By David W. Smith . Presented June 26, 2015 . SABR45, Chicago, Illinois . Throughout baseball history, the home …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (book) - crm.hilltimes.com
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate …
Roger Maris hits his 61st homerun (October 1, 1961) - Library of …
The 1961 campaign started off poorly for the second-year Yankee. He struggled at the plate during the early part of the season, not hitting his first home run until his 11th game (April 26) …
The Physics of the Longest Possible Homer David Kagan - CSU Chico
ESPN Home Run Tracker has data for more than 17% of all homers ever launched. The longest on ESPN Home Run Tracker? A blast by Adam Dunn in Chase Field in Arizona on September …
Preliminary Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in …
The number of home runs per season in MLB has changed dramatically during the period 2014-2019, as shown in Fig. 1, After a steady downward trend during the period 2000-2014, home …
The Worst Hitters in Baseball History by Fred Worth Department of ...
The Worst Hitters in Baseball History by Fred Worth Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Abstract In this paper we are going to look at several metrics for …
The Increased Rate of Home Runs by Year in Major League Baseball
Alonso, who led the MLB in home runs in 2019 with 53, and Jorge Soler who was third in home runs in 2019 with 48. This mindset of ‘hit home runs, and swing for the fences’ has also had …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (PDF) - crm.hilltimes.com
mind boggling The Twenty-four-inch Home Run Michael G. Bryson,1990 A collection of unusual and offbeat tales taken from baseball history includes the world s shortest bona fide home run …
Which Statistics in Baseball Are Most Important for Winning?
Results indicate that MLB teams would be wise to emphasize power hitting on offense and limiting the number of powerful hits their pitchers surrender. This conclusion is slightly different than …
Did Humidifying the Baseball Decrease the Number of Homers at …
The data indicate that we can be virtually certain that Coors Field was a home run friendly ballpark before the team began humidifying baseballs. Although the percentage of home runs in home …
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Within the pages of "Shortest Homerun In Mlb History," an enthralling opus penned by a very acclaimed wordsmith, readers attempt an immersive expedition to unravel the intricate …
Little League Baseball World Series Records
Little League Baseball® World Series Records (Missing information from the following years: 1955-58, 1960-62, 1964-69) Extra-Base Hits (10) Chih Hsiang Lin (Far East-Tainan, Chinese …
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shortest and muddiest home run in history. shortest homerun in mlb history: SABR 50 at 50 Bill Nowlin, Mark Armour, Scott Bush, Leslie Heaphy, Jacob Pomrenke, Cecilia Tan, John Thorn, …
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Shortest Home Run In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate among …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History - crm.hilltimes.com
game in 1903 Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history Roger Connor Roy Kerr,2011-09-29 Known today as the Babe Ruth …
Shortest Home Run In Mlb History (2024) - crm.hilltimes.com
Shortest Home Run In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate among …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (Download Only)
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate among …
Great Home Runs Of The 20th Century Rich Westcott
runs All Star Game home runs and milestones such as total home run production and grand slams In Rich Westcott s journey through baseball history fans will encounter the most famous moments …
Shortest Home Run In Mlb History (2023) - dev.mabts
Measure Home Run? Did Mantle swing the same way right-handed and left-handed? What really happened to his knee in the 1951 World Series? What happened to the red-haired, freckle-faced …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (2022) - dev.mabts
The home of the Browns and--beginning in July 1920--the Cardinals, Sportsman's Park hosted more than 7,000 major league games. This book rekindles memories of the venerable ballpark …
Average Runs per inning, 1909-2014 - Retrosheet
Home Team Scoring Advantage in the First Inning Largely Due to Time . By David W. Smith . Presented June 26, 2015 . SABR45, Chicago, Illinois . Throughout baseball history, the home …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (book) - crm.hilltimes.com
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs Bill Jenkinson,2007-02-09 In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth s amazing batting power sure to inspire debate among …
Roger Maris hits his 61st homerun (October 1, 1961) - Library of Congress
The 1961 campaign started off poorly for the second-year Yankee. He struggled at the plate during the early part of the season, not hitting his first home run until his 11th game (April 26) and his …
The Physics of the Longest Possible Homer David Kagan - CSU Chico
ESPN Home Run Tracker has data for more than 17% of all homers ever launched. The longest on ESPN Home Run Tracker? A blast by Adam Dunn in Chase Field in Arizona on September 27, …
Preliminary Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in MLB
The number of home runs per season in MLB has changed dramatically during the period 2014-2019, as shown in Fig. 1, After a steady downward trend during the period 2000-2014, home runs …
The Worst Hitters in Baseball History by Fred Worth Department of ...
The Worst Hitters in Baseball History by Fred Worth Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Abstract In this paper we are going to look at several metrics for determining the …
The Increased Rate of Home Runs by Year in Major League Baseball
Alonso, who led the MLB in home runs in 2019 with 53, and Jorge Soler who was third in home runs in 2019 with 48. This mindset of ‘hit home runs, and swing for the fences’ has also had the effect …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History (PDF) - crm.hilltimes.com
mind boggling The Twenty-four-inch Home Run Michael G. Bryson,1990 A collection of unusual and offbeat tales taken from baseball history includes the world s shortest bona fide home run and …
Which Statistics in Baseball Are Most Important for Winning?
Results indicate that MLB teams would be wise to emphasize power hitting on offense and limiting the number of powerful hits their pitchers surrender. This conclusion is slightly different than …
Did Humidifying the Baseball Decrease the Number of Homers at …
The data indicate that we can be virtually certain that Coors Field was a home run friendly ballpark before the team began humidifying baseballs. Although the percentage of home runs in home …
Shortest Homerun In Mlb History - crm.hilltimes.com
Within the pages of "Shortest Homerun In Mlb History," an enthralling opus penned by a very acclaimed wordsmith, readers attempt an immersive expedition to unravel the intricate …
Little League Baseball World Series Records
Little League Baseball® World Series Records (Missing information from the following years: 1955-58, 1960-62, 1964-69) Extra-Base Hits (10) Chih Hsiang Lin (Far East-Tainan, Chinese Taipei), …
