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The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about from America's National Pastime

by John McCollister

Baseball’s rules, language, and traditions explained

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Baseball’s rules, language, and traditions explained

John McCollister’s reference book gathers more than 100 questions and detailed answers about baseball, ranging from familiar terminology and field dimensions to rules, notable history, and the customs surrounding the game. Its five-era structure—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—gives the material a historical framework, while topics such as pitching, hitting, fielding, base running, managing, scouting, and ownership broaden the scope beyond play on the field. The book also considers how baseball traditions began, connecting practical questions about the sport with the history behind them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Baseball fans curious about the origins of the sport’s terminology and customs
  • Readers seeking a question-and-answer reference on baseball rules and history
  • Fans interested in baseball across its major historical eras

Themes

Baseball historyRules and traditionsTerminologyThe roles and operations of the game

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Book overview

Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a "southpaw"? Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?

This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport's five eras--Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era--it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting, and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball's traditions began.

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