{"product_id":"9781592280834","title":"Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales From The Diamond","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSilverman, Jeff\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/1\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eAt a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell--\"organized baseball's first girl pitcher.\" On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax made baseball history by pitching his fourth perfect game. In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in THE GREATEST BASEBALL STORIES EVER TOLD. Here also are profiles of such legendary figures as Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Yogi Berra, essays that explore the complexities and pleasures of the game, even an excerpt from the movie\u003ci\u003e Bull Durham. \u003c\/i\u003eThis is the perfect book for anyone who has ever played so much as a game of catch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Updike\u003cbr\u003eDoris Kearns Goodwin\u003cbr\u003eAbbott \u0026amp; Costello\u003cbr\u003eRing Lardner\u003cbr\u003eBill Barich\u003cbr\u003eZane Grey\u003cbr\u003eDavid James Duncan\u003cbr\u003eAl Stump\u003cbr\u003ePete Hamill\u003cbr\u003eP.G. Wodehouse\u003cbr\u003eDamon Runyan\u003cbr\u003eRoy Blount, Jr.\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ben Cramer\u003cbr\u003eGay Talese\u003cbr\u003eA. Bartlett Giamatti\u003cbr\u003eand many more","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47304527970559,"sku":"9781592280834","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_74053555-719b-475d-92d2-31aab79df4de.jpg?v=1771348394","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781592280834","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}