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San Antonio at Bat : Professional Baseball in the Alamo City by David King (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-10158544345X
ISBN-139781585443451
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038378812
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSan Antonio at Bat : Professional Baseball in the Alamo City
Publication Year2004
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / General, Baseball / History, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Baseball / Essays & Writings
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid King
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-022757
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.357/09764/351
SynopsisIn this story of professional baseball in the Alamo City from 1888 to the present, San Antonio Express-News sportswriter David King hits the highlights - athletic and human - that have filled the city's diamonds for 115 years., From the first "Play ball " of each spring through the hot days of summer, minor-league teams across the nation give local fans a chance to relax and enjoy the national pastime, to preview tomorrow's stars, and to "root, root, root for the home team." In this story of professional baseball in the Alamo City from 1888 to the present, San Antonio Express-News sportswriter David King hits the highlights--athletic and human--that have filled the city's diamonds for 115 years. He tells about the team that left Austin on a road trip and never returned--deciding to make San Antonio its home base instead; about San Antonio's first two black Texas League players, whose story was less dramatic but no less difficult than Jackie Robinson's; about Harry Ables, the "freak of nature" who holds the league's oldest single-season record, 310 strikeouts in 1910; and about the longest scoreless game in professional baseball history, the 25-inning duel against the Jackson Mets at V. J. Keefe Field in 1988. King not only tells the stories that have driven the nation's fascination with baseball but also gives the box scores and baseball statistics that fans love. Through losing seasons and the 2002 Texas League Championship alike, his stories and stats will entertain fans waiting for the next ump to call "Steeerike three ", From the first "Play ball!" of each spring through the hot days of summer, minor-league teams across the nation give local fans a chance to relax and enjoy the national pastime, to preview tomorrow's stars, and to "root, root, root for the home team." In this story of professional baseball in the Alamo City from 1888 to the present, San Antonio Express-News sportswriter David King hits the highlights--athletic and human--that have filled the city's diamonds for 115 years. He tells about the team that left Austin on a road trip and never returned--deciding to make San Antonio its home base instead; about San Antonio's first two black Texas League players, whose story was less dramatic but no less difficult than Jackie Robinson's; about Harry Ables, the "freak of nature" who holds the league's oldest single-season record, 310 strikeouts in 1910; and about the longest scoreless game in professional baseball history, the 25-inning duel against the Jackson Mets at V. J. Keefe Field in 1988. King not only tells the stories that have driven the nation's fascination with baseball but also gives the box scores and baseball statistics that fans love. Through losing seasons and the 2002 Texas League Championship alike, his stories and stats will entertain fans waiting for the next ump to call "Steeerike three!"
LC Classification NumberGV863.T42S365 2004
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