Description
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a southpaw? Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?
This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sports five erasDead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Erait answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseballs traditions began.
Author: John McCollister
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 03/20/2020
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781493048878
Language: English
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