Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968. The commissioner was inept, professional football was challenging the sport’s popularity and the game on the field was boring, with pitchers dominating hit
This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country. Such New York clubs as the Atlant
Ryczek presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the history of the National Association of baseball, and its attempt to bring order to the amateur and professional baseball clubs that made
As the Civil War ended, the thoughts of many Northern soldiers turned to a game that some had learned about for the first time during the war—baseball. Their newfound interest in the sport, combined w
"Based on interviews with more than one hundred former players, and extensive media research, this book traces the history of the New York Mets from their infamous first season--they finished at 40-10
"This narrative history of minor league football teams in Connecticut during the 60s and 70s is based on extensive newspaper and periodical research and interviews with nearly 70 former players, broad
It's been more than a century since Connecticut had big league baseball, but in the 1870s, Middletown, Hartford, and New Haven fielded pioneering professional teams that competed at the highest level
Before Namath, before the Heidi Game, before the guaranteed Super Bowl victory, there were the Titans. Remember the Titans? Not many a casual football fan of today would. The New York Titans played t
"In this welcome work, leading historians of early baseball provide profiles of more than fifty clubs and their players. Engaging narratives bring these long-ago clubs back to life, stimulating more r
"Base Ball Founders completes the series of histories of the clubs and players responsible for making baseball the national pastime. More than 40 clubs and hundreds of pioneer players are profiled by
