The Midsummer Classic : The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game

Spatz, Lyle, Vincent, David W., Smith, David W.

ISBN 10: 0803292732 / ISBN 13: 9780803292734

Edité par Wiley & Sons, Limited, John, 2001

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Synopsis :

Since its inception in 1933, the All-Star Game has become an integral part of baseball. Yet there has been no truly comprehensive source for researchers that includes both a narrative and a play-by-play for each game. Nor have there been more than perfunctory lists for historians to use in determining who among baseball's greats have had an impact on the games. The Midsummer Classic covers each of the All-Star Games and examines All-Star history more extensively than ever before. It not only discusses each game in great detail--with play-by-play, complete roster information, and expanded box scores--but also breaks new ground with a series of itemized lists never before published. The book also includes information on the ceremonies surrounding the games, along with an explanation of how these ceremonies have changed over time. In addition, it explains how the All-Star Game has been influenced by the significant changes that have occurred in baseball over the years, such as the breaking of the color line, expansion, the shifting of franchises, and the introduction of the designated hitter.

À propos de l?auteur: David Vincent is the editor of SABR Presents the Home Run Encyclopedia. Lyle Spatz's works include Yankees Coming, Yankees Going: New York Yankee Player Transactions, 1903-1999. David W. Smith is the founder and president of Retrosheet, an organization devoted to the collection and free distribution of play-by-play accounts of major-league baseball games.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Midsummer Classic : The Complete History...
Éditeur : Wiley & Sons, Limited, John
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good