Nicholas Acocella: 2 books
The Black Prince of Baseball
Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Players regularly bet on games, games were routinely fixed, and league politics were as dirty as the base paths. Against this backdrop, Hal Chase...
The New Biographical History of Baseball
The Classic-Completely Revised
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
In a special collector's edition format, this revised edition of The New Biographical History of Baseball presents updated statistical research to create the most accurate picture possible of the on-field accomplishments of players from earlier eras. It offers original summaries of the personalities...