Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players Contributor(s): Westcott, Rich (Author), Green, Dallas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0803243405 ISBN-13: 9780803243408 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
Dewey: 796.357 |
LCCN: 2012041499 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.26" W x 9.61" (0.89 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players takes a look at the greatest players in Philadelphia baseball history from the earliest days in 1830 through the Negro Leagues and into the modern era. Their ranks include batting champions, home run kings, Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award winners, and Hall of Famers--from Ed Delahanty, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Roy Campanella, Mike Schmidt, and Ryan Howard to Negro League stars Judy Johnson and Biz Mackey and other Philadelphia standouts such as Richie Ashburn, Dick Allen, Chuck Klein, Eddie Collins, and Reggie Jackson. For each player the book highlights memorable incidents and accomplishments and, above all, his place in Philadelphia's rich baseball tradition. |