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Jensen Chris <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Baseball state by state [[electronic resource] ] : major and Negro league players, ballparks, museums and historical sites / / Chris Jensen ; foreword by Peter Golenbock |
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Jefferson, N.C., : McFarland & Co., 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-54583-7 |
9786613858283 |
0-7864-9128-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Baseball fields - United States |
Baseball players - United States - History |
Baseball - Museums - United States |
Baseball - United States - History |
Negro leagues - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Peter Golenbock; Preface; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia |
WisconsinWyoming; Appendix 1; Canada; Appendix 2: The 100 Greatest Players of All Time; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offering a fresh approach to the familiar concept of all-time baseball teams, this exhaustive work ranks more than 2,500 players by state of birth and includes both major league and Negro League athletes. Each chapter covers one state and opens with the all-time team, naming a |
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top selection for each position followed by honorable mentions. Also included are all-time stat leaders in nine categories--games, hits, average, RBI, home runs, stolen bases, pitching wins, strikeouts and saves--a brief overview of the state's baseball history, notable player achievements, historic baseball places to se |
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