Baseball in Alabama: Tales of Hardball in the Heart of Dixie Contributor(s): Wedge, Doug (Author), Baird Head Baseball Coach Auburn Univers (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467138789 ISBN-13: 9781467138789 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
Dewey: 796.357 |
LCCN: 2017963929 |
Series: Sports |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: Although football may first spring to mind when talking about sports in Alabama, the state has certainly made its mark with the national pastime. Thirteen players with Alabama roots are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including all-time g |
Contributor Bio(s): Wedge, Doug: - Doug Wedge writes about baseball history. He also writes short stories. In 2015, Texas A&M University Press published The Cy Young Catcher, the book he co-wrote with former Major League catcher Charlie O'Brien about O'Brien's experiences working with several award-winning pitchers. Wedge earned English degrees from the University of Tulsa and the University of South Carolina. He lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, with his wife and four children. |