Baseball Text by Joseph Wallace with contributions by Martin Appel. Chapter-openers by Neil Hamilton. Foreword by Nolan Ryan. One of the glories of baseball is how nearly every day seems to bring some spectacular feat, some great achievement that weíve never seen before. Even after a rich history that spans more than 125 years, weíre still constantly being surprised, thrilled, even amazed by what the game has to offer. ?In 1998, fans had the incomparable experience of watching Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire race each other and Roger Maris for baseballís hallowed home-run mark. In 1999, Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn reached 3000 hits within one day of each other; St. Louisís Fernando Tatis hit two grand slam home runs in a single inning (something never before accomplished); and the Yankees continued their dominance over all of baseball. And early in 2000, Cal Ripken also reached 3000 hitsñand then slugged a game-winning, ninth-inning home run for hit number 3001. ?All of these players are featured in BASEBALL: 100 Classic Moments in the History of the Game (DK, 2000), which I wrote with Neil Hamilton and Marty Appel. But not only the gameís recent history is celebrated in this 320-page book. Here youíll find everyone from Christy Mathewson to Sandy Koufax, from Lou Gehrig to Roberto Clemente, from Ty Cobb to Rickey Henderson. Youíll have a box
seat as Babe Ruth slugs his 60th
round-tripper, as Ted Williams goes
six-for-eight to ?Produced in collaboration with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, BASEBALL is bursting with more than 400 photographs, many never before published. |
