Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of BaseballThe authors dig beneath the surface of the baseball mound and uncover an abundance of baseball lore to delight even the most confident of baseball savants. 60 illustrations. |
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... Abner Double- day story is , baseball's peculiar affinity for mythology still animates its fans . The question now seems to be , " Well , if Abner Doubleday didn't invent baseball , then who did ? " As we have tried to demonstrate ...
... Abner Double- day story is , baseball's peculiar affinity for mythology still animates its fans . The question now seems to be , " Well , if Abner Doubleday didn't invent baseball , then who did ? " As we have tried to demonstrate ...
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... Abner Doubleday . Those fighting on the American side of the controversy , as it were , rested their case on a letter about Abner Doubleday from " a reputable gentleman " named Abner Graves who shot his wife to death and ended his days ...
... Abner Doubleday . Those fighting on the American side of the controversy , as it were , rested their case on a letter about Abner Doubleday from " a reputable gentleman " named Abner Graves who shot his wife to death and ended his days ...
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... Abner Doubleday would never have existed as the inven- tor of baseball . The rest , as they say , is history . Spalding's scheme to establish Abner Doubleday as the inventor of baseball did not succeed so well as his promo- tion of ...
... Abner Doubleday would never have existed as the inven- tor of baseball . The rest , as they say , is history . Spalding's scheme to establish Abner Doubleday as the inventor of baseball did not succeed so well as his promo- tion of ...
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Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of Baseball Joel Zoss,John Bowman,John Stewart Bowman Limited preview - 2004 |
Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of Baseball Joel Zoss,John Bowman,John Stewart Bowman No preview available - 2004 |
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