Sports & Recreation, Baseball, History
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Rook's Glimpse of Baseball
by Dave Forbes
All baseball fans will enjoy seeing Rook's favorite ballparks. Rook has included photos and personal comments at each stop. Most ballparks have a uniqueness to them. Special sights and attractions are found at each park. Enjoy this ride-along...
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Diamond Gods Of the Morning Sun
The Vancouver Asahi Baseball Story by Ron Hotchkiss
This is the story of the Asahi, a Japanese Canadian baseball team that was formed in 1914 and competed in Vancouver's Caucasian leagues between 1918 and 1941. Using a strategy called "brain ball," the smaller Japanese defeated the larger white...
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Wee Willie Sherdel
The Cardinals' Winningest Left-Hander by John G. Coulson
Wee Willie Sherdel was a very humble, courageous left-handed pitcher who became one of the all-time great southpaws in St. Louis Cardinals history. The son of a German blacksmith in a small Pennsylvania village, Willie’s dream was to become a...
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Nickel A Pack
by Jim Worsley
The 1960s is a decade that has stood the test of time. It has been remembered, talked about, embraced, and encapsulated more, by far, than any other decade before or since. The times were a-changin’ in the 1960s and there was much going on. This...
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