Baseball's iconic 1-0 games / Warren N. Wilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilbert, Warren N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Baseball.

Shutouts (Sports)--United States--History.

Shutouts (Sports).

History.

United States.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Baseball's iconic one to zero games

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Summary:

Although few baseball games end with a final score of 1-0, and such a score line might suggest a contest devoid of drama, nothing could be further from the truth. Since the 1876 inaugural season of the National League, many 1-0 games have proved as compelling as those featuring a parade of pitchers and a plethora of home runs. In Baseball's Iconic 1-0 Games, Warren N. Wilbert has chronicled the top 1-0 nail-biters that have occurred since baseball's first professional season.

Organized thematically, Baseball's Iconic 1-0 Games starts by examining 1-0 games achieved on opening day, with the finest selected from the more than 50 that have occurred since 1876. Regular season games-in which less than 3 percent result in a 1-0 score-are then detailed, including those games pitched by such greats as Grover Cleveland Alexander and Randy Johnson. Championship play, from the first inning of playoffs to the final out of the World Series, has its own share of 1-0 drama, and this, too, is covered extensively. These chapters are followed by a look at the elusive perfect 1-0 game, of which only eight have been pitched since 1871-seven with a single pitcher. Pitching titans such as Walter Johnson, Bert Blyleven, Christy Mathewson, Dean Chance, Ed Walsh, Guy White, and Cy Young have had more than their fair share of 1-0 victories, and an additional chapter examines these pitchers and their 1-0 games.

Appendixes include a full list of pitchers to have thrown a no-hit 1-0 game, pitching greats who have amassed 10 or more career 1-0 victories, and 1-0 games in both the Negro leagues and the Japanese major leagues. Featuring more than 30 photographs, Baseball's Iconic 1-0 Games is sure to fascinate all baseball fans, players, and historians. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Opening Day 1

2 1-0: The Great Ones during Regular Season Play 21

3 1-0 Games at the Summit 73

4 No-Hit Wonders 97

5 The Titans 117

6 1-0 Marathons 147

7 Strange Bedfellows 165

8 In These Latter Days 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810885783

0810885786

OCLC:

810119080