Search Results: Sports - Baseball from W. Fraser Sandercombe

Burlington, Indiana: Seagrams 83 and National Research Bureau, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 16mo. 64 pp. Staple-bound in glossy pictorial covers; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light rubbing at the corners; no interior markings. Contains all the available baseball information at the beginning of the 1994 season..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons - Scribners, 1985. Book. Illus. by James Stevenson;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 388 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in green cloth on beige boards; decorated in gilt on the spine; headband; green upper edge. Some wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few short tears around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings by James Stevenson. There are far too many writers and articles here to list them all but some of the highlights are: Foreword by Peter V. Ueberroth; The Web of the Game by Roger Angell; Who's on First? - Anonlymous; The Grip by Jim Bouton; The Extinction of the .400 Hitter by Stephen Jay Gould; Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa by W. P. Kinsella; A Busher's Letters Home by Ring Lardner; Lines Composed in Exaltation Over the North Atlantic by James Michener; La Vie en Rose… Read More

Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing - Pioneer Books, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 102 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and with three Dave Winfield collector cards. The Contents are: A Message from Dave Winfield; My Pitch; My Turn At Bat; Inside Baseball; Personal Milestones; Life with the Twins; Childhood Memories; Vital Stats; The Spotllight's Glare; Youth Efforts; Keeping Fit; Career at a Glance; and The Winfield Foundation..

New York: Fireside Books - Simon and Schuster, 1992. Book. Illus. by Robert Crawford;. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 443 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover portrait of Babe Ruth by Robert Crawford..

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 12mo. 249 pp. Pictorial boards; orange upper edge; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. This includes a pair of Babe Ruth trading cards, one from 1990 featuring the All Time New York Yankees, and the other from the Babe Ruth Collection published by Megacards in 1992 - this one features Ruth as a pitcher in 1916. The Contents are: Preface by Tom Meany; Foreword by Christy Walsh; Ruth's Complete Record; The Drum Beater; They Don't Forget; The Tinsel Crown; The First Home Run; The Big Decision; The Gay Life; The Big Tummy Ache; The Big Hello; The Yankee Legend; The Beau Geste; The First Cut; The Big Scoop; and The Tinsel Tarnishes..

New York: Pocket Books, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Revised Edition. 293 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Nettles tells of his life with the New York Yankees, money, mayhem, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield and the Seagull, Bill Martin and Geoge Steinbrenner... and how he was traded right after the book was published....

New York: Bantam Books, 1980. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 151 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Through the Clubhouse Doors; Inside the Clubhouse; Digging in the Dugout; Between the Foul Lines; The Meeting on the Summit; The Bullpen; The Loners; The Heartline; The Social Security Numbers; Banquet Trail; and Windup..

New York: Bonanza Books, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xiii) 361 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. There are far too many articles to list them all here but some of the highlights are: Tinker to Evers to Chance by Franklin P. Adams; Baseball in Mumford's Pasture Lot by Samuel Hopkins Adams; from Hello Towns - Perhaps Someone Like Babe Ruth Was at Bat by Sherwood Anderson; 1975: Boston Red Sox 7, Cincinnati Reds 6: The Spectacular Sixth Game of the World Series by Roger Angell; They're Afraid to Come Out - The Mets by Jimmy Breslin; 1923: New York Yankees 4, New York Giants 2: The Ruth Is Mighty and Shall Prevail by Heywood Broun; The Fabulous Satchel Paige by Richard Donovan; 1941: New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3: The End of Dimaggio's Hitting Streak by John Drebinger; from Father and Son: A Letter to… Read More

New York: Lion Library Editions, 1957. Book. Illus. by Robert Engle;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. LL Book 150. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover painting of Mickey Mantle by Robert Engle. The Contents are: Mickey Mantle; Henry Hank Aaron; Stan Musial; Don Larsen; Ernie Banks; Don Newcombe; Frank Robinson; Luis Aparicio; Warren Spahn; Lew Burdette; Bob Friend; Al Smith; Bob Nieman; Johnny Kucks; Bill Virdon; Tom Brewer; Harvey Kuenn; Jim Lemon; Ed Bailey; Charliey Maxwell; Herb Score; Ken Boyer; Billy Pierce; and Johnny Antonelli; followed by a section of baseball recors. .

New York: Franklin Watts - The African American Experience, 1995. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 176 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This includes two dropped-in baseball cards, one in the old cigarette pack style featuring Cool Papa Bell from the 1992 Sports Card News series; and the other featuring Satchell Paige in a St Louis Browns uniform, a Topps reproduction card from 1990. The Contents are: Gentleman's Agreement - African Americans and Baseball's Beginning; A Ballplayer from Cooperstown - Post Reconstruction America and the Strange Career of Bud Fowler; False Spring - Fleet Walker and the Grudging Integration of the 1880s; Jim Crow Wins - Cap Anson Gets the Save; War Paint and Feathers - Jim Crow and Chief Tokohama; Second Class Immortals - Satchel Paige and the Black Babe Ruth; The Badge of Martyrdom - The Myth of Rickey and Robinson; and… Read More

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiv) 222 pp. Dark blue cloth lettered in white on the front panel and spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; illustrated with black and white photographs. As issued, no dustjacket. The full title is: BASEBALL'S CANADIAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE - A History of Its Inception, Franchises, Participants, Locales, Statristics, Demise and Legacy 1936 - 1951..

New York: Bantam Books, 1965. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 224 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Contents are: The Early Days; The Old Century; The New Century; Dead Ball Days; and The Golden Age..

Kennebunkport, Maine: Cider Mill Press, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 237 pp. White boards decorated in red and black on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: Introduction; The Teams; The World Series; The Home Runs; The Hall; and The Game in Print and On Screen..

New York: Aladdin - Simon and Schuster, 2017. Book. Illus. by Tim Jessell;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 344 pp. Quarter-bound in blue on blue boards; lettered in white on the spine. Dustjacket art by Tim Jessell. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't anything for extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee's star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans - or in this case the worst - Jalen's scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher… Read More

New York: Viking - The Penguin Group, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xi) 160 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on green boards; lettered in silver on the spine; headband; blue endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The Contents are: Part One: The Four Most Dramatic Mistakes in Baseball History: The Merkle Bonehead Play; The Snodgrass Muff; The Owen Dropped Third Strike; The Buckner Boot. Part Two: Other Legendary Bloops and Blunders: Heinie Zimmerman's Dash to the Plate; Hank Gowdy Steps in It; Hack Wilson: Out in the Sun Too Long; Umpire Goats; Herb Washington: Designated Pick-off Victim; Curt Flood: It Must Be Up There Somewhere; Lonnie Smith: Faked Out of the World Series; and Babe Herman: Rush Hour on the Basepaths; followed by an index..

Shawnee, Kansas: Bon A Tirer Publishing, 1991. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 255 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The history of each team, as well as the town's baseball heritage, for the casual fan as well as the baseball addict....

New York: Bantam Books, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 239 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Luciano strikes again, as an umpire and a broadcaster....

New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xiv) 289 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edgewear with a short crease on the lower right of the front cover and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Contents are: Introduction: The Rules of the Game; Objectives of the Game; Definition of Terms; Game Preliminaries; Starting and Ending the Game; Putting the Ball in Play; The Batter; The Runner; The Pitcher; The Umpire; The Official Scorer; Glossary; and Major League Rule Changes 1845 - 1986; followed by an index..

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (ix) 244 pp. Green cloth lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white photographs. Wear on the corners with some minor rubbing on the panels; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no dustjacket. The Contents are: Foreword by Albert B. Chandler - Commissioner of Baseball; Members of the Hall of Fame; Back to the Birthplace; The Dedication; Cooperstown; The Shrine; Origin of the Hall; Rules of the Hall; The Pioneers; The First Popular Election; Sounding the Roll Call; Old and New Added; The Modern Era; The Honor Rolls; The Living Hall of Fame; and Records of the Immortals..

New York: Century Publishing, 1991. Book. Illus. by Bob Clark;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 50 pp. Digest format. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings. This issue contains inductees into the Hall of Fame, Nolan Ryan's records, a few odds and ends and all the team stats....