foster john b compiler (2 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original publisher's red and white paper wrappers. Red lettering on white spine. Front cover is mostly red and has an illustration of a baseball. 5" x 6 3/4." 126 pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall but have small occasional marks and stains, occasional pencil marks or annotations, and soiling and darkening on edges of text block. Covers are clean and intact overall but have soiling and darkening, small creases and wrinkles, pencil marks on back, worn corners, and slight chipping and splitting on spine. A Good, almost Very Good copy. This is No. 59B of Spalding's Athletic Library. It is a booklet containing much statistical data and other information about Major League Baseball (MLB) records from 1876-1926. Not all of the data goes back to 1876. Among the subjects addressed in this issue are "Major league champions, 1871-1925," "Champion batters in major leagues, 1871-1925," "Leading pitcher in major leagues, 1876-1925," "Lowest average of earned runs, 1912-1925," "Major league players who have batted '300' or better for five years or more," "Major league players who have batted '400' or better," "Major league 4-year '300' batters," Major league 3-year '300' batters," "Major league 2-year '300' batters," "Major league 1-year '300' batters," "World Series Record Performances" (including, among others, "First baseman's fielding records," "Shortstops' fielding records," "Outfielders' fielding records," "Catchers' fielding records," "Pitchers' fielding records," "Home runs," and "Extra innings games"), "Major League Records" (including, among others, "Individual batting records," "Club batting records," and "Game records"), "Noteworthy Performances in Major Leagues" (including, among others, "No-hit games--9 innings," Winning 12 or more consecutive games by pitchers," "Longest games in major leagues," "Unusual pitching feats," "Three pinch hitters struck out in succession," "Nine runs by nine players," "Three home runs in 4-hit game," "Shortest post-season game," "Won all games played at home," and "First extra inning game in National League"), and "Base Ball Condensed Data.".

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Foster, John B. compiler. HOW TO CATCH & HOW TO RUN BASES - The importance of two great forces of Attack and Defense in Base Ball andtheir relation to each other. Practical information, entirely new, based on modern methods in Base Running and Behind the Bat. New York City:American Sports Publishing Co. (1930). Spauldings Athletic lLibrary No. 96R. John Foster was the Editor of Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide.Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and drawings. Published on a quality paper with an absence of toning (yellowing) or fox (brown spots). 143ppplus 11 pages of illustrated Spaulding ads. 16mo (5" wide x 6 3/4" tall) spine stapled with a perfect-bound soft cover. Unmarked, clean and tightlybound. In very good condition.