Braves Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias Of Nort)

Braves Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias Of Nort) Review

1996 marked the 125th season of the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America: the Atlanta Braves. This comprehensive reference begins with the team's birth in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings, and follows them to Milwaukee in 1953 and to Atlanta in 1966, playing under such a variety of names as Beaneaters, Doves, Rustlers, Braves, Bees, and back to the Braves. Because of this transient past, much of the franchise's history has been misplaced over the years until now. Beloved not only by their tomahawk-chopping local fans but by baseball fans everywhere, the Braves have become one of today's most successful sports organizations. The "Braves Encyclopedia" brings it all together. It includes: 150 player profiles from Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Warren Spahn, and Eddie Matthews to all-time greats Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, and Terry Pendleton to today's stars like David Justice, Greg Maddux, and Steve Avery; 600 photographs of players, game highlights, and memorabilia; extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades; season-by-season descriptions bring to life the great moments, the World Series championships, the managerial strategies, the personalities, and the milestones; a comprehensive history of the ballparks; and a wealth of little-known facts and surprising anecdotes. Gary Caruso is the editor of "Chop Talk", a monthly magazine covering the Atlanta Braves. As a sports reporter for nearly 25 years, he has written for the "Atlanta Journal", has been executive sports editor of the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", and a senior editor and writer for "The National Sports Daily". Read more...

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The Cardinals Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias of North America)

The Cardinals Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias of North America) Review

In a front-page story on September 9, 1998, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Cardinal baseball player Mark McGwire's 62nd home run the run that broke Roger Maris' longstanding record of 61 homers in a single season. Legend has it that the paper went back to press twice that day to meet consumer demand, selling over one million copies to fair-weather friends, curious readers of the general public, and always-true Cardinal baseball fans. In "The Cardinals Encyclopedia", Mike Eisenbath, seasoned sports writer for the Post-Dispatch, offers his carefully researched collection of Cardinal baseball lore to those loyal Redbird followers.Long in the writing before McGwire's heroic plays, "The Cardinals Encyclopedia" includes extensive profiles for the top 200 players and a synopsis of the careers of every team player ever to suit up, stories, statistics, and game-by-game accounts of every season (from the teams true beginning in 1882 as the St. Louis Browns), and detailed information on every manager. Complete with photos and memorabilia, this book uniquely captures the history behind the team that has not only inspired one of the most devoted fan bases in baseball history, but also is known for such colorful characters as the Gashouse Gang, has made fifteen World Series appearances, won nine World Championships, and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame such stars as Stan Musial, Enos Slaughter, Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, and Red Schoendienst.Including a look at the 1998 season and a full chapter on Big Mac and his record-breaking plays by the sports writer assigned to cover his every move, "The Cardinals Encyclopedia" covering everything from stories, statistics, team milestones, strategists, ballparks, the front office, and trades brings to life all of the thrilling moments and special characters that have shaped the franchise's rich baseball tradition. Michael Eisenbath is a baseball writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, who, in the now legendary 1998 season, was assigned to follow Mark McGwire's every move. Read more...

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