Presents obscure baseball lore and trivia drawn from old newspapers, interviews with players, and visits to ballparks
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With an introduction by Bob Costas of NBC Sports, Out of Left Field is the perfect book for the baseball fan who has read it all. Jeffrey and Douglas Lyons's three years of research have dug out a diamond mine of fascinating, never-before-seen gems, such as:Themajor league team that broadcasts all of its games in LondonThe mother and son who both played pro ballThe .252 hitter who had an entire town named after himThe only big-leaguer directed by Alfred HitchcockWith a question and answer format, Out of Left Field is the one book that diehard baseball fans will savor from cover to cover.
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