Any serious scholar of the game knows the work McFarland does in bringing eclectic material to the bookshelf. This fall’s line-up includes: A Calculus of Color: The Integration of Baseball’s American League, by Robert Kuhn McGregor Understanding Baseball: A Textbook, edited by Trey Strecker, et al The Negro Southern League: A Baseball History, 1920-1951, by […]
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baseball scouts,
black baseball,
Clete Boyer,
Cleveland Indians,
Frank Robinson,
Honus Wagner,
Ken Boyer,
Negro Leagues,
New York Yankees,
Sandy Koufax
Sure, we all know how rare the Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle rookie cards are. And how valuable if they’re in pristine condition. How many times have we denied ourselves the pleasure of just handling the cardboard, worried about bending the corners or leaving finger prints? Back in the seventh grade, I did a project […]
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Baseball Cards,
Honus Wagner,
Mickey Mantle
Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. * * * Rube […]
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Carl Yazstremski,
Cy Young,
Honus Wagner,
Rube Waddell
One of the all-time greats of the game, Honus Wagner enjoyed renewed fame because of his rare baseball card. He was born this date in 1878. The books specifically on Wagner (he’s included in many histories of the game) are divided into those about his life and those about the card and the collectibles industry. […]
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Baseball card,
Honus Wagner
The Flying Dutchman was born this date in 1874. Wagner was in the inaugural group elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936 based on his 20-year career in the dead ball era in which he collected 3,415 hits, 722 stolen bases (not bad for a 200-pounder) and a .327 batting average. His baseball card […]
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Honus Wagner