Baseball's Top 10 (eBook)

Ranking the Best Major League Players by Position

Robert Kuenster (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
280 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-4569-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book profiles the top ten major league ballplayers at every position. Each chapter starts with an overview of the position and how the players were chosen, with compelling stats that support the rankings. Player entries include original interviews, individual achievements, stats, and biographical information.

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Comparing major league players has always been a popular topic among baseball fans. Debating the strengths and weaknesses of such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, or Tom Seaver and Greg Maddux continues to stir up controversy among fans eager to champion their heroes.In Baseball's Top 10, Bob Kuenster has compiled a ranking of the game's best players by position, highlighting the achievements of nearly 300 individuals. In addition to the top 10, Kuenster includes Honorable Mentionsplayers who were considered but didn't make the final listand Dishonorable Mentionsplayers who were left off the rankings due to alleged steroid and performance enhancing drug use. Drawing upon original interviews conducted by the author, this ranking reveals the best players in major league history as seen through the eyes of former players, managers, and announcers. Player entries include biographical information, individual achievements, stats, and quotes. Organized by positionfirst base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field, center field, right field, catcher, designated hitters, multi-position players, right-handed starting pitchers, left-handed starting pitchers, and closers280 outstanding players made the cut as the most elite pitchers, hitters, and fielders in MLB history.Baseball's Top 10 features interviews with some of baseball's greatest personalitiesincluding players who have since passed, such as Al Lopez, Bob Feller, Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Andy Pafko, Ron Santo, Harry Caray and Harry Kalas. With over 50 photographs and a comprehensive list of suggested titles for further reading, this book is sure to interest baseball fans and historians who love to debate the many outstanding players who have appeared in the major leagues.

Autor

Bob Kuenster is the editor of Baseball Digest and has worked as a writer and editor for the publication since 1987. He has been a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America since 1994. Kuenster is the author of The Baseball Entertainer and The Baseball Entertainer #2.

Inhalt

Introduction1. Top 10 First Basemen2. Top 10 Second Basemen3. Top 10 Third Basemen4. Top 10 Shortstops5. Top 10 Left Fielders6. Top 10 Center Fielders7. Top 10 Right Fielders8. Top 10 Catchers9. Top 10 Designated Hitters10. Top 10 Multi-Position Players11. Top 10 Right-Handed Starting Pitchers12. Top 10 Left-Handed Starting Pitchers13. Top 10 RelieversBibliographyNotesAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.3.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 109 Illustrations including: - 54 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 31 Tables; - 24 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Al Lopez • Babe Ruth • Baseball • baseball achievements • baseball bios • baseball greats • baseball legends • baseball players • baseball quotes • baseball's best • baseball stars • baseball statistics • baseball stats • baseball's top 10 • baseball strengths • baseball weaknesses • best baseball players • best catchers • best fielders • best hitters • best pitchers • harry caray • Joe DiMaggio • Major League Baseball • major league baseball players • Mickey Mantle • MLB • MLB players • ted williams • tom seaver
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-4569-7 / 1442245697
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4569-3 / 9781442245693