baseball

Describes the 1964 season of the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team, whose integrated players, including African-Americans and Cubans, braved the racial taunts and jeers from fans while they bonded with their teammates at the crossroads of the Civil Rights movement.

Explores the role women have played in baseball throughout history, describing their role as fans, amateur players, pro players, umpires, owners, executives, and sportswriters.

Chronicles the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1956 season, recounting the events that led to the team's departure to Los Angeles.

The author reveals his first-hand knowledge in the 2005 baseball scandal involving the distribution and use of performance-enhancing drugs, describing how he supplied steroids to many major league players, and how, in order to avoid jail time, cooperated with the government in exposing some of the very players he helped.

Reveals some of the secret and not-so-secret dirty tricks, thefts, pranks, and cheating that have made up the colorful history of major league baseball.

Cal Ripken, Sr. applies the lessons he has learned from baseball as player, manager, coach, and scout, to the game of life.

Presents historical photographs and original essays on Hall of Fame players by nine of the country's finest baseball writers.

Analyzes the concept and practice of team offense and presents ten Absolutes of good hitting.