Home Run The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon / David Vincent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vincent, David, 1949 July 26- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home runs (Baseball)--History.

Home runs (Baseball).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The home run is indeed baseball's ultimate weapon. It can change a game in a heartbeat, making a tight game into a blowout or a seemingly easy win into a nail-biter. Homers are majestic, powerful, and awe inspiring. And sluggers are the sport's biggest stars, from the days of Babe Ruth through Barry Bonds. David Vincent, called "The Sultan of Swat Stats" by ESPN, delves into the long history of the home run with great detail and color. He starts when the rules of the game were highly unstable and sometimes the definition of a home run could change in a park from year to year; follows through the "Deadball Era," when the home run was rare; explores the explosion Babe Ruth brought to baseball in the 1920s; discusses how both world wars affected homer statistics; looks at great home run races such as Maris versus Mantle in 1961; assesses the effects of the juiced ball, juiced players, thin air, and smaller ballparks; and so much more. If there is something to know about home run history, look to David Vincent for the answer-Major League Baseball does. With Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon, now you can know it too. A 1990s Nike commercial proclaimed that "chicks dig the long ball." In this thorough and colorful look at baseball's ultimate weapon, David Vincent shows you why.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

The Nineteenth Century

The Deadball Era

Rules Changes in 1920

Babe Ruth

The Roaring Twenties

The Golden Age of Baseball

Integration

Expansion

Post-Season Home Runs

The Designated Hitter Era

The All-Star Game

The Ultimate Weapon

Conclusion

Postscript: The 2006 Season

Appendix A. Career Home Run Milestones

Appendix B. Single-Season Home Run Milestones

Appendix C. Single-Game Home Run Milestones

Appendix D. Yearly Home Run Leaders by League

Appendix E. Hollywood Homers

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 257) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781612344591

1612344593

OCLC:

759112726