baseball fields

Presents photographs, statistics, historical facts, and anecdotes about nearly fifty major baseball parks in the U.S., and includes essays on minor league ballparks, groundskeepers, announcers and mascots, night games, and other aspects of the sport.

Profiles 500 baseball parks found across the United States, detailing their histories and development and spotlighting the teams that have played in them. Features full-color and black-and-white photographs throughout.

Chronicles the history of major league baseball by profiling 125 major league ballparks, both past and present, which made significant contributions to the history of the sport.

Discusses two essential elements of the game of baseball: the field on which the game is played and the equipment used in the game.

Describes the history and physical facilities of baseball parks around the United States, including both active and defunct arenas.

Describes the activities that go on in all areas of a baseball stadium both before and during a game.

Presents, in words and illustrations, a brief overview of some of baseball's best loved ballparks, including Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium in New York City, and Wrigley Field in Chicago, and examines their history and cultural significance.

This volume introduces readers to the history of a sport that in many ways is inextricably tied to the American ethos and surveys the lives of some of its key professional players.