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Now Batting, Number...: The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball's Uniform Numbers
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Now Batting, Number...: The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball's Uniform Numbers
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by Jack Looney and John Tremmel
Sales Rank : 87737
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Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers January 1, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1579125751
ISBN-13: 978-1579125752
Product Dimensions:
10.6 x 7.9 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
Product Description
Unlike other baseball statistics books that reveal only information about the numbers players put on the board, this unique take on America's favorite pastime reveals the little-known facts and nuances behind the numbers players wear on their backs.
In Now Batting, Numberbaseball historian Jack Looney delves into every aspect of baseball uniform numbers. Here are topics including "Boyhood Idols" (players who chose numbers to honor heroes, fathers, grandfathers, and friends), "Birthday Babes" (players who have worn the same number as their day, month, or year of birth), "Caretakers" (inside stories on how numbers are distributed and the bartering of numbers among players), and "Early Innings" (the history of numbering in Major League baseball).
At the center of Now Batting, Numberis a substantial section listing the complete rosters of all thirty Major League teams including each player's number and position. Other lists include every retired number listed by league and team, every retired number listed by position, and famous players' numbers and every other player who ever honored them by wearing that number (listed by number).
In a controversial chapter called "Dream Teams," player from various eras, who wore the same number durin their careers, are selected to play together on the same Dream Team. Statistics for fifty teams are included. Also included are dozens of some of the toughest, number-related trivia questions that will have even the most knowledgeable fan scratching his or her head.
Book Description
There’s never been anything like this fun, fascinating and totally obsessive look at the facts, stats, history, and secrets behind baseball’s uniform numbers.
Unlike any other baseball statistics book, which reveals only the information about the numbers players put on the board, this revolutionary volume reveals all of the fascinating and little-known meanings and nuances behind the numbers that players wear on their backs. Now Batting, Number covers a wide range of categories, including “Boyhood Idols” (why players choose certain numbers), “Birthday Babes” (which players have worn the same number as their date of birth), “Caretakers” (inside stories from equipment managers on the selection of players’ numbers), and “ Early Innings” (the history of numbering in baseball).
At the center of Now Batting, Number is a substantial section listing the complete rosters of thirty Major League teams with each player’s number and position since 1929. Other lists include every retired number listed by league and team, every retired number listed by position, famous players’ numbers and every other player who ever honored them by wearing that number (listed by number), and much more.
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