Baseball in America Books
Looks at all the seasons of the New York Yankees ballclub, the great players, and their records individually and as a team
Features Philadelphia's rich baseball heritage as seen through its baseball parks. This book takes us back in time to an era when Philadelphia's ballparks were as famous and as much a part of the game as the teams that took the field.
The 1950 Phillies unexpectedly captured the hearts and imaginations of Philadelphians. A young upstart teamin fact, the youngest major league baseball team ever fieldedthey capped a Cinderella season by winning the pennant from the heavily favored Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field on the last day of the season. It was the first National League pennant for the team since 1915. With that dramatic victory the 1950 Phillies went into the history books, known forever as the Whiz Kids. This inspiring era in Phillies history comes alive with the personal reflections of Robin Roberts, a Hall of Famer and arguably the best right-handed pitcher in Phillies history. Roberts recounts the moves, the trades, and the developments that put this young and talented team together. Co-author C. Paul Rogers III interviewed many of the other players from that memorable season, and even manager Eddie Sawyer. Their recollections, accompanied by more than 80 black-and-white photographs, offer an uncommon look at what went into building the extraordinary Whiz Kids. Rich with anecdotes never before published from players like Hall-of-Famer Richie Ashburn, Bubba Church, Andy Seminick, Curt Simmons, Del Ennis, Dick Sisler, Russ Meyer, and many others, this book relives the success of the Whiz Kids in all their glory.
Features a biography of the Hall of Famer who pitched no-hitters against the sluggers of both leagues, took on sportswriters and baseball leaders, and started a second career as a politician. With an assist from his wife, Mary, the mother of their nine children, he waged an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, and became a six-term congressman.