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New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1990 A crisp unread copy, first edition stated, number line with 1, b/w photos, bright dust jacket cover shows Sparky chewing bubble gum and blowing a bubble, the Reds should never have let him go. 264 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988 A random commentary on five baseball seasons in the mid-1980s, by an exceptionally good baseball writer. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Baltimore: Baltimore Orioles , 1992 312 pages of information on the Baltimore Orioles organization, including nutshell biographies and statistics of current 1992 players. Twelve pages of information on Cal Ripken, Jr. Cover is an illustration of the new Camden Yards. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Wynwood Press , 1991 Presumed first edition. Do you remember the Tobacco State League in North Carolina? Did you know that McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists of the Sally League, has the thickest vines on the outfield wall of any park in America? Photos of Ted Williams with the Minneapolis Millers; Joe, Dom, and Vince with the San Francisco Seals; Satchel Paige with the Kansas City Monarchs, and others. Contains a listing of all the minor league cities of each state since 1877. How's this bit of info: when Rocky Bridges was manager of the Prince William Pirates of the Carolina League, he came in second in a cow milking contest. 400 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Doubleday, 1990 A selection of sports writing about baseball, basketball, football, boxing, golf, tennis, and the Olympics. 394 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Virginia Beach, VA: Jordan-Powers Corp. , 1976 Covers the Reds history with commentary and many photos up to the Big Red Machine. A clean tight copy in a dust jacket with several fingernail size chips. 192 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Broadway Books, 2000 A reasoned, intelligent, review and analysis of baseball's present day problems. Bob Costas is the most respected sports commentator of our day, and if the owners and players would just listen to his ideas, they could put baseball right. He puts forth some very logical, sane, and enlightened suggestions. An as new copy, 177 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Broadway Books, 2000 A reasoned, intelligent, review and analysis of baseball's present day problems. Bob Costas is the most respected sports commentator of our day, and if the owners and players would just listen to his ideas, they could put baseball right. He puts forth some very logical, sane, and enlightened suggestions. An as new copy, crisp and unread, 177 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Viking, 1991 Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Hank Greenberg on the dust jacket front cover. A history of one of the most memorable seasons ever, with b/w photos of the key players. A clean crisp unread copy. 330 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1972 The story of each World Series up to 1972, with line scores of each game and photos. 336 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Villard Books , 1993 A clean unread copy in a bright dust jacket.425 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing, 1992 "A revealing new look at the greatest sports scandal of the century--the Black Sox and the 1919 World Series.......Never before published, Joe Jackson's complete grand jury testimony". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1980 A history of the major leagues during the war years. B/w photos. Gift inscription front endpaper, one tiny closed tear in dust jacket, else fine. 290 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Carroll & Graf, 1994 1994 Edition. Small half stripe remainder mark bottom edges, else a clean tight copy. 302 pages. . First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997 A memoir of growing up a Dodger fan. This is a crisp unread copy. Number line with 1. Dust jacket by Wendell Minor. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Illus. by Wendell Minor (dust jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: William Morrow, 1989 Second printing. Clean copy, back of dust jacket has photo of Joe and Ted leaning on their bats, front endpapers show Yankees batting in bottom of 1st at Yankee Stadium, back endpapers show Red Sox at bat at Fenway. Many b/w photos of the American League pennant race of 1949. 304 pages.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Villard, 1994 The Cardinals/Yankees series of 1964. Cardinals team photo on front endpapers, Yankees team photo on rear endpapers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Villard, 1994 The Cardinals/Yankees series of 1964. Cardinals team photo on front endpapers, Yankees team photo on rear endpapers. A mystery color photo laid in, possibly the author and a current ballplayer. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: William Morrow, 1989 Clean crisp copy in a bright price-intact dust jacket. Back of dust jacket has photo of Joe and Ted leaning on their bats, front endpapers show Yankees batting in bottom of 1st at Yankee Stadium, back endpapers show Red Sox at bat at Fenway. Many b/w photos of the American League pennant race of 1949. 304 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Villard, 1994 The Cardinals/Yankees series of 1964. Remainder mark top edges, else fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1987 Very nice copy for an ex-library. Great b/w photos of the players of the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s. In a bright dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1983 From Ban Johnson to Reggie Jackson, photos and commentary. 339 pages.. First Edition Ex-lib. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Skokie, IL: Stats, Inc., 1996 Career stats for active players through 1995. Notes in ink on some players. . Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1994 An in depth look at Cooperstown by the insightful Bill James, back cover of dust jacket has blurbs from George Will and Daniel Okrent. A crisp unread copy in a bright price-intact dust jacket. 452 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Villard, 1986 Gift inscription on endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Villard, 1988 Revised edition with 20% new material. . Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1975 Examples of the stories: "The Debut of Walter Johnson" by Shirley Povich, "Babe Ruth's Last Game" by Emil Rothe, "Roger Bresnahan--' You Could Catch Matty Sittin' in a Chair'" by John P. Carmichael. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991 A history of Shibe Park, once home of the once Philadelphia Athletics. 237 pages.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred .A Knopf, 1960 An instructiional book on all phases of the game by the Grand Old Man himself. Second printing, b/w photos of great players of the fifties in action, Aaron, Musial, Mantle, Berra and others. 241 pages.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Floyd Torbert . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Warner Books, 1990 A year by year blow by blow account of Yankeedom from 1977 to 1989. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953 Gray cloth, with drawing of a left-handed pitcher on front, black lettering on spine. A book of instruction for youth, with discussion of all the positions, pitching techniques, hitting, baserunning, coaching, keeping score, training, scouting. Illustrated with line drawings by Malcolm Thompson. 158 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Captain Malcolm Thompson . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: A S. Barnes, 1974 Revised Edition. A good reading copy. Statistical reference book on the World Series up to 1973. 351 pages. Front endpaper clipped. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999 A book about the Cleveland Indians. A fine first edition in a fine Wendell Minor dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Wendell Minor (dust jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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St. Louis : The Sporting News , 1983 Career histories and lifetime stats and photos of the Hall of Fame members up to 1983. A clean tight copy in a bright dust jacket with minor chipping. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993 The story of the building of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the new home (1992) of the Baltimore Orioles. An as new copy. 284 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1986 First Revised Edition. Dust jacket price-clipped. A revised edition five years after the first book, this time replacing seven players with seven others. Black/white full page photo of each player, with a discussion of each players attributes. From Hank Aaron to Ross Youngs, 273 pages. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Times Books , 1980 A coffee table size book about the Pirates of the 70s, with b/w and color photos.210 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1947 Illustrated endpapers and chapter head drawings by Russell Gale. A clean copy, head pushed, stands squarely.362 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Russell R. Gale . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: HarperCollins, 1992 A clean tight copy in a bright price-intact dust jacket. First edition stated, number line with 1. Contains some good b/w photos of Dizzy's early life, including the first known photo of him in a uniform.326 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Jersey Shore, PA: Zebrowski Historical Services , 1992 First edition stated. A clean crisp unread copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985 Stories and anecdotes, essays, and short fiction, by such as W.P. Kinsella, Thomas Boswell, Roger Kahn, John Updike, Red Smith, James Michener, Bill James, Philip Roth, etc. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.388 pages.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by James Stevenson . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing , 1989 Stories of his own sporting experiences by long-time Sports Illustrated writer. Foreword by Mickey Herskowitz. An as new copy. 206 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: A. S. Barnes, 1956 A monument of baseball statistics. Revised edition, after the 1951 first. Gift inscription on front endpaper, else clean and tight. One top corner bumped. 583 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991 A look at Giamatti's life as President of Yale and as Commissioner of Baseball, with pieces of his writings and things written about him by others, and with some good b/w photos relevant to the game and plates of great art. 123 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1990 11th printing, signed by George Will on free endpaper. Bright dust jacket has one tiny closed tear. . Signed by Author. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1990 A very nice reading copy, clean, unmarked, a full size, well-bound book club ediltion. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Scribner, 1998 Whatever you think of George Will's political views, he is a fine baseball writer. Yet there were some who took exception to his portrayal of baseball in his classic work, MEN AT WORK. In BUNTS he graciously gives Donald Kagan a chapter to voice that exception, the chapter called "George Will's Baseball, a Conservative Critique." Then George, in a chapter called "The Romantic Fallacy in Baseball--A Reply to Donald Kagan." answers his critic. The book is a collection of Will's writings on baseball over the years. Immensely entertaining. A publisher's stamp on top edges, else fine. 352 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: HarperPerennial, 1991 A nice clean paperback copy of Will's noted book on baseball. . First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: World, 1969 Book is very slightly cocked at tail only, but is clean and tight, dust jacket shows sunning but is free of other faults, the account of the amazing Mets of '69, b/w photos, 223 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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