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9781435114524

Big League Ballparks The Complete Illustrated History

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  • ISBN13:

    9781435114524

  • ISBN10:

    1435114523

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-10-29
  • Publisher: Metro Books
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Summary

If you are among the millions who look upon ballparks as shrines for season-long sacred ritual, thenBig League Ballparksis the baseball bible you've been looking for. Packed with nearly a thousand breathtaking photos that take you inside the park and right into the action, this massive tome is your box seat for baseball's evolution from the crude grounds of the 1890s to the opulent new stadiums opened in New York in 2009. While discovering the stories of the country's famous ballparks, you'll also find engrossing sidebars on such topics as groundskeeping, the demise of the ballpark organist, corporate naming, and the advancement of stadium demolition. Further, a fact-filled timeline for each park covers stadium improvements, attendance figures, and other pertinent stats alongside the field's most memorable games. If you've ever walked into a major league stadium and felt a sense of awe, or gotten goose bumps just thinking about the hallowed homes of baseball's past, then you'll findBig League Ballparksa captivating page-turner to come back to again and again. As the life of each ballpark unfolds before your eyes, you'll realize that you've found a one-of-a-kind masterpiece as rare as a perfect game.

Author Biography

Gary Gillette is the co-editor of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia and was the co-founder and vice president of Total Sports, Inc., where he contributed groundbreaking research to Total Baseball. He currently serves as co-chair of the Society for American Baseball Research’s business of baseball committee and lives in Detroit, where he serves on the board of the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy.

Eric Enders is a baseball writer and historian whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, various MLB publications, and other works. A former researcher at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he is the author of Ballparks: Then and Now and Fall Classic: The Definitive History of the World Series. A lifelong Dodgers fan, he currently resides in El Paso, Texas.

Stuart Shea is the editor of Fantasy Baseball Index magazine, associate editor of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, and the author of Wrigley Field: The Unauthorized Biography, in addition to several books on music and pop culture. He lives near Wrigley Field, where he spends as much time as possible.

Matthew Silverman is a longtime Mets fan, as evidenced by his three books on the subject, including 100 Things Mets Fans Need to Know and Do Before They Die. He was the principal editor of Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia and an associate editor of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia.

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