Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball
Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?
"Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo."
—JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball
"Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder."
—ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns
"Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history."
—ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions
"Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining."
—ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball
"The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction."
—MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season
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Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball
Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?
"Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo."
—JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball
"Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder."
—ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns
"Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history."
—ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions
"Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining."
—ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball
"The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction."
—MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season
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Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball

Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball

by Paul Aron
Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball

Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball

by Paul Aron

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Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?
"Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo."
—JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball
"Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. This is more fun than if he'd been there with a camcorder."
—ALLEN BARRA, author of Clearing the Bases and Brushbacks and Knockdowns
"Paul Aron has hit a home run for baseball fans. He dissects the evidence on baseball's 28 most charming mysteries. The result is a well-written, enjoyable, enlightening tour of the last hundred years of baseball history."
—ANDREW ZIMBALIST, author of Baseball and Billions
"Paul Aron's book on elements of baseball is both wise and fun, illuminating and entertaining."
—ROBERT ADAIR, author of The Physics of Baseball
"The essential last word for every fan who loves to debate baseball fact and fiction."
—MICHAEL SHAPIRO, author of The Last Good Season

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781620456095
Publisher: TURNER PUB CO
Publication date: 02/11/2005
Pages: 242
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

PAUL ARON is the author of Unsolved Mysteries of American History, Unsolved Mysteries of History, and More Unsolved Mysteries of American History, all from Wiley. He is also an award-winning reporter for the Virginia Gazette.

Table of Contents

Prefacevii
1Who Invented Baseball?1
2Who Was the First Black in the Majors?10
3Who Was Casey at the Bat?16
4Was Ed Delahanty Murdered?23
5Did Merkle Touch Second?29
6Did Cobb Win the 1910 Batting Race?37
7Did Shoeless Joe Throw the Series?43
8What Caused Ruth's "Bellyache"?51
9What Caused the Home Run Surge?56
10Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?66
11Was Moe Berg a Spy?71
12What Caused the Feud between Williams and the Press?78
13Why Did Rickey Sign Robinson?87
14How Old Was Satchel Paige?97
15Did Thomson Steal Branca's Sign?103
16Why Did the Dodgers Move?110
17Why Didn't Castro Sign with the Senators?121
18Why Was Steinbrenner Banned?128
19What Took the Red Sox So Long?138
20Why Can't the Cubs Win?150
21Who Threw the Spitter?160
22Does a Curveball Curve?171
23Where Did "Fungo" Come From?178
24Can Small-Market Teams Compete?184
25Does Clutch Hitting Exist?193
26Were Yesterday's Players Better?200
27Do Managers Matter?207
28Does It Pay to Steal?215
Index225
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