Author: Edmund F. Wehrle
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274099
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Rather than as a Falstaffian figure of limited intellect, Edmund Wehrle reveals Babe Ruth as an ambitious, independent operator, one not afraid to challenge baseball’s draconian labor system. To the baseball establishment, Ruth’s immense popularity represented opportunity, but his rebelliousness and potential to overturn the status quo presented a threat. After a decades-long campaign waged by baseball to contain and discredit him, the Babe, frustrated and struggling with injuries and illness, grew more acquiescent, but the image of Ruth that baseball perpetuated still informs how many people remember Babe Ruth to this day. This new perspective, approaching Ruth more seriously and placing his life in fuller context, is long overdue.
Breaking Babe Ruth
Author: Edmund F. Wehrle
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274099
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Rather than as a Falstaffian figure of limited intellect, Edmund Wehrle reveals Babe Ruth as an ambitious, independent operator, one not afraid to challenge baseball’s draconian labor system. To the baseball establishment, Ruth’s immense popularity represented opportunity, but his rebelliousness and potential to overturn the status quo presented a threat. After a decades-long campaign waged by baseball to contain and discredit him, the Babe, frustrated and struggling with injuries and illness, grew more acquiescent, but the image of Ruth that baseball perpetuated still informs how many people remember Babe Ruth to this day. This new perspective, approaching Ruth more seriously and placing his life in fuller context, is long overdue.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274099
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Rather than as a Falstaffian figure of limited intellect, Edmund Wehrle reveals Babe Ruth as an ambitious, independent operator, one not afraid to challenge baseball’s draconian labor system. To the baseball establishment, Ruth’s immense popularity represented opportunity, but his rebelliousness and potential to overturn the status quo presented a threat. After a decades-long campaign waged by baseball to contain and discredit him, the Babe, frustrated and struggling with injuries and illness, grew more acquiescent, but the image of Ruth that baseball perpetuated still informs how many people remember Babe Ruth to this day. This new perspective, approaching Ruth more seriously and placing his life in fuller context, is long overdue.
Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (Totally True Adventures)
Author: David A. Kelly
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307477851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst teams in baseball, the New York Yankees. From then on, the Yankees became a golden team. And the Red Sox? For over 80 years, they just couldn’t win another World Series. Then, in 2004, along came a scruffy, scrappy Red Sox team. Could they break Babe Ruth’s curse and win it all?
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307477851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst teams in baseball, the New York Yankees. From then on, the Yankees became a golden team. And the Red Sox? For over 80 years, they just couldn’t win another World Series. Then, in 2004, along came a scruffy, scrappy Red Sox team. Could they break Babe Ruth’s curse and win it all?
Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068985529X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth (who would grow up to become a baseball legend) steals a dollar from his father's saloon to treat his friends to ice cream. Includes timeline.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068985529X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth (who would grow up to become a baseball legend) steals a dollar from his father's saloon to treat his friends to ice cream. Includes timeline.
Home Run
Author: Robert Burleigh
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152045999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152045999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.
Babe Ruth
Author: Jim Reisler
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780071432436
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
As America's pasttime was still reeling from the Black Sox scandal of 1919, Red Sox player Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees for $125,000. Who could have known that this business transaction would turn the 1920 season into a magical one and send Ruth's celebrity into the stratosphere? Babe Ruth captures that era, before Ruth joined the pantheon of sports gods.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780071432436
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
As America's pasttime was still reeling from the Black Sox scandal of 1919, Red Sox player Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees for $125,000. Who could have known that this business transaction would turn the 1920 season into a magical one and send Ruth's celebrity into the stratosphere? Babe Ruth captures that era, before Ruth joined the pantheon of sports gods.
The Story of Babe Ruth
Author: Jenna Grodzicki
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1638076022
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Discover the life of Babe Ruth—a story about making it to the top for kids ages 6 to 9 George Herman Ruth Jr., more commonly known as Babe Ruth, was one of the greatest American baseball players of all time. Before he was a sports hero, Babe was a poor kid who loved playing baseball but often got into trouble. His life changed when he went away to boarding school and he was discovered by the minor leagues. The rest is history! Explore how Babe went from being a young boy growing up in Baltimore to a record-breaking baseball player and sports hero with this biography for kids. Independent reading—This Babe Ruth biography is broken down into short chapters and simple language so kids 6 to 9 can read and learn on their own. Critical thinking—Kids will learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Babe's life, find definitions of new words, discussion questions, and more. A lasting legacy—Find out how Babe Ruth changed the game of baseball for future generations—and became more than just a great baseball player. How will Babe's determination inspire you? Discover activists, artists, athletes, and more from across history with the rest of the Story Of series, including famous figures like: Jackie Robinson, Neil Armstrong, Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, and Jane Goodall.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1638076022
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Discover the life of Babe Ruth—a story about making it to the top for kids ages 6 to 9 George Herman Ruth Jr., more commonly known as Babe Ruth, was one of the greatest American baseball players of all time. Before he was a sports hero, Babe was a poor kid who loved playing baseball but often got into trouble. His life changed when he went away to boarding school and he was discovered by the minor leagues. The rest is history! Explore how Babe went from being a young boy growing up in Baltimore to a record-breaking baseball player and sports hero with this biography for kids. Independent reading—This Babe Ruth biography is broken down into short chapters and simple language so kids 6 to 9 can read and learn on their own. Critical thinking—Kids will learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Babe's life, find definitions of new words, discussion questions, and more. A lasting legacy—Find out how Babe Ruth changed the game of baseball for future generations—and became more than just a great baseball player. How will Babe's determination inspire you? Discover activists, artists, athletes, and more from across history with the rest of the Story Of series, including famous figures like: Jackie Robinson, Neil Armstrong, Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, and Jane Goodall.
Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball
The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
Author: Bill Jenkinson
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth's amazing batting power, sure to inspire debate among baseball fans of every stripe, one of the country's most respected and trusted baseball historians reveals the amazing conclusions of more than twenty years of research. Jenkinson takes readers through Ruth's 1921 season, in which his pattern of battled balls would have accounted for more than 100 home runs in today's ballparks and under today's rules. Yet, 1921 is just tip of the iceberg, for Jenkinson's research reveals that during an era of mammoth field dimensions Ruth hit more 450-plus-feet shots than anybody in history, and the conclusions one can draw are mind boggling.
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth's amazing batting power, sure to inspire debate among baseball fans of every stripe, one of the country's most respected and trusted baseball historians reveals the amazing conclusions of more than twenty years of research. Jenkinson takes readers through Ruth's 1921 season, in which his pattern of battled balls would have accounted for more than 100 home runs in today's ballparks and under today's rules. Yet, 1921 is just tip of the iceberg, for Jenkinson's research reveals that during an era of mammoth field dimensions Ruth hit more 450-plus-feet shots than anybody in history, and the conclusions one can draw are mind boggling.
Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?
Author: Paul Aron
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470322128
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? "Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo." --JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball "Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder." --ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns "Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history." --ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions "Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining." --ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball "The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction." --MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470322128
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? "Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo." --JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball "Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder." --ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns "Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history." --ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions "Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining." --ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball "The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction." --MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season
Becoming Babe Ruth
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763656461
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Traces his mischievous childhood in Baltimore before his life-changing enrollment in Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, where a strict code of conduct and his introduction to baseball inspired his historic career.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763656461
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Traces his mischievous childhood in Baltimore before his life-changing enrollment in Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, where a strict code of conduct and his introduction to baseball inspired his historic career.