Just as 1930s and 1940s Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants pitcher Van Lingle Mungo was surprised that Dave Frishberg wrote a song around his name back in 1969, so he might have been surprised to come across this book in the year 2014. Frishberg's song "Van Lingle Mungo" listed 37 ballplayers in the lyrics. A different version contained three different names. That's a total of 40, and all 40 are represented with biographies in this book. Dave Frishberg himself has been a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) since 1984.  This book, largely comprised of biographies of all the players mentioned in the song, is the product of the hard work and dedication of 31 other SABR members. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts. Included in the book Van Lingle Mungo are The Songwriter Dave Frishberg by Stew Thornley THE PLAYERS Hank “Heeney” Majeski by Mark Hodermarsky Johnny Gee by Armand Peterson Eddie Joost by Bill Nowlin Johnny Pesky by Bill Nowlin Thornton Lee by Gregory Wolf Danny Gardella by Charles Weatherby Van Lingle Mungo by Alan Cohen Whitey Kurowski by Rick Swaine Max Lanier by Gregory Wolf Eddie Waitkus by C. Paul Rogers Johnny Vander Meer by James W. Johnson Bob Estalella by Joanne Hulbert Augie Bergamo by Gregory Wolf Sigmund Jakucki by Gregory Wolf Johnny Mize by Jerry Grillo Barney McCosky by Jim Sargent Hal Trosky by Bill Johnson Augie Galan by Greg King Pinky May by Alan Cohen Stan Hack by Eric Hanauer Frenchy Bordagaray by Norm King Phil Cavaretta by Larry Baldassaro George McQuinn by C. Paul Rogers Howie Pollet by Warren Corbett Early Wynn by David Fleitz Art Passarella by Rob Edelman John Antonelli by Jim Sweetman Ferris Fain by Gregory Wolf Frankie Crosetti by Tara Krieger Johnny Sain by Jan Finkel Harry Brecheen by Gregory Wolf Lou Boudreau by Ralph Berger Frankie Gustine by Gregory Wolf Claude Passeau by Gregory Wolf Eddie Basinski by Dave Eskenazi, Steve Rudman, and Mark Armour Ernie Lombardi by Joe Wancho Hughey Mulcahy by C. Paul Rogers THE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS Roy Campanella by Rick Swaine Johnny Kucks by Alan Cohen Virgil Trucks by Gregory Wolf as well as the full lyrics to the song, how it was recorded, and other tidbits of interest.

Van Lingle Mungo: The Man, The Song, The Players (Baseball Lives)

Sports & Outdoors

Krieger, Tara

Nowlin, Bill

Rogers, C. Paul

Hulbert, Joanne

Wolf, Gregory

Baldasarro, Lawrence

Finkel, Jan

Baseball

Society for American Baseball Research

Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America's First Modern Ballpark represents a 100th anniversary celebration of the original Yankee Stadium. The work is the combined effort of 79 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), founded as a nonprofit in 1971. This was the first "modern" stadium; baseball had never seen anything like Yankee Stadium before it was built. It was the first ballpark to include three levels of seating, accommodating more fans by far than any in the country. In its 85-year existence, it hosted more World Series (37) than any other venue and stood as a shrine to baseball generations past in one of the nation's largest cities. Intended as a multipurpose venue from the outset, the Stadium is seen through 40 essays covering not only baseball, but memorable football games, boxing matches, soccer seasons, track and field meets, and wrestling competitions, not to mention rodeos, concerts, and religious and political assemblies. Baseball events at the Stadium embraced not only the New York Yankees-the facility also hosted more than 200 Negro Leagues contests, Hearst Sandlot Classics for developing youth stars, and even an AAGPBL exhibition game. Baseball was always central, though, and the book also includes accounts of 50 of the most notable games in the history of The House that Ruth Built.

Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America's First Modern Ballpark (SABR Cities and Stadiums)

History

Hamilton, Sharon

Radom, Todd

Morante, Tony

Halper, Donna L.

Tan, Cecilia M.

Lippman, David H.

Barber, Perry

Americas

Celebrate the 1969 Miracle Mets in this new, updated SABR edition of The Miracle Has Landed. Seven seasons after the Mets debuted with the most losses in modern baseball history, the franchise was still seen as a laughingstock, with 100-to-1 odds to win the World Series when 1969 began. The first year of divisional play started out as the Cubs' year, while most onlookers figured the Mets would be happy if they could play .500 ball. Tom Seaver's "Imperfect Game" against Chicago showed that the Mets could play with the big boys, but the Cubs still had a double-digit lead on the Mets in the middle of August. The Cubs stumbled, plagued by worn-out players, black cats, and bad luck, and magnificent Mets pitching turned the tide. The Miracle Has Landed celebrates the lovable Mets like no other book, complete with photos and artifacts of the time. A project of the Society for American Baseball Research, this volume gathers the collective efforts of more than thirty SABR members and features profiles of every player, coach, broadcaster, and significant front-office member connected to that great Mets squad. Included are biographies of the recently departed "Franchise" player, Tom Seaver, and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, beloved manager Gil Hodges, the talented outfield of Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, and Ron Swoboda, drill sergeant backstop Jerry Grote, crucial mid-season acquisition Donn Clendenon, scrappy shortstop Bud Harrelson, and a pitching staff that went far deeper than just Seaver and Ryan. More than fifty years later the Miracle Mets are still revered, the first world champion expansion team and the club that stole New York's heart.

The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin' Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World

Silverman, Matthew

Heaphy, Leslie

Goldfarb, Irv

Vorperian, John

Hoyt, Edward

Simon, Mark

Biographies & Memoirs

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