In Baseball Miscellany, readers will find fascinating and unexpected answers to twenty-seven miscellaneous questions (the same number as there are outs required for a nine-inning win!) about their favorite game, such as:
- How does a curveball curve?
- Who wrote “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”?
- Why don’t all teams have player names on the backs of their uniforms?
- Why is there ivy on the walls at Wrigley Field?
- Why do baseball players wear stirrup socks?
- Who invented the catcher’s mask?
- What major league team passed up on signing eighteen-year-old Willie Mays in 1949?
- And much, much more!
Baseball Miscellany demystifies the origins and customs of America’s most celebrated game; from spring training through the World Series, you’ll be entertained with fun, little-known facts.I've read through a review copy of the book and it's quite interesting. For example -- it has a chapter on "Why is the spitball illegal?" and "What is a Met?"...it essentially stays true to its word -- miscellaneous baseball knowledge. If you're into that stuff, this book is for you.
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Which teammate taught Gaylord Perry how to throw a spitball?
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