Baseball's Memorable Misses: An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes - Couverture souple

Schlossberg, Dan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1683584562 ISBN 13 : 9781683584568

Editeur : Sports Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Baseball books span the spectrum from the All-Stars to the has-beens but invariably overlook the endless string of things that could have happened but didn't. Baseball’s Memorable Misses fills that void, pointing out little-known facts perfect for both rabid and casual fans. Who knew that Willie Mays never won an RBI crown or that Stan Musial hit the most home runs in one day but never led his league in a season? Nolan Ryan had zero Cy Young Awards despite owning records for strikeouts and no-hitters. Roger Clemens, on the other hand, had a record seven Cy Youngs and two 20-strikeout games but zero no-hitters.There were also zero no-hitters by Greg Maddux, who has more wins than any living pitcher. Players took zeroes and sometimes double-zeroes as uniform numbers.

Veteran baseball writer Dan Schlossberg delves into the previously-unknown world of baseball zeroes, exploring everything from Christy Mathewson's zero runs allowed in the 1905 World Series to the three perfect games pitched in Yankee Stadium. This book also reveals that there were zero no-hitters pitched by Pirates at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field even though visiting pitchers did not fall victim to that hex. There have been zero players who hit five home runs in one game but two who have hit five in one day. 

This is a book of Almost But Not Quite (ABNQ for short) but also a book that suggests baseball's second century can be almost as intriguing as its first. With the help of author Doug Lyons, who wrote the foreword, and celebrated baseball cartoonist Ronnie Joyner, this is also a utilitarian volume, perfect for the living room coffee table or even the bathroom. Like the game itself, Baseball’s Memorable Misses is fun--and perfect for rain delays in season or off-season enjoyment.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Douglas B. Lyons is a criminal lawyer and is the author or co-author of several books on baseball. He has spoken about baseball and his research at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian Institution, and many national and regional meetings of the Society for American Baseball Research, of which he is a member.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sports Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1683584562
• ISBN 13: 9781683584568
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Joyner Ronnie
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible