A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the FieldA fascinating and charming encyclopedic collection of baseball firsts, describing how the innovations in the game—in rules, equipment, styles of play, strategies, etc.—occurred and developed from its origins to the present day. The book relies heavily on quotations from contemporary sources. |
Contents
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Batting | 42 |
Pitching | 71 |
Fielding | 139 |
Baserunning | 179 |
Managerial Strategies | 205 |
Coaching | 241 |
Marketing and Promotions | 422 |
Statistics | 446 |
Money | 461 |
Variants | 498 |
Inclusion | 505 |
Participants | 525 |
Competition | 532 |
Spreading the Word | 548 |
Umpires | 251 |
Equipment | 271 |
Uniforms | 313 |
Skullduggery | 322 |
Timeouts | 332 |
Building a Team | 344 |
Ballparks | 374 |
Fans | 410 |
Traveling Men | 555 |
As American as Apple Pie | 564 |
Miscellany | 568 |
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