Publisher's Synopsis
All baseball, all year long.
A Year of Baseball Trivia! hits fanatics with day after day of stats, facts, records, and trivia-plus the personalities, the rivalries, and the joy of being in the stands on game day. Dubious Distinctions: Which two pitchers went from earning Cy Young Awards to leading the league in losses the next year? (LaMarr Hoyt and Rick Porcello.) Who Am I?: "In my sixth year in the league, 1959, I finally got some playing time. I took full advantage, leading my league in home runs despite batting only .242." (Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew.) Plus Immortal Records, Baseball Fun, Did You Know?, and quotes: "I looked for the same pitch my whole career. A breaking ball. All the time, I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me. None of 'em."-Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.
A Year of Baseball Trivia! hits fanatics with day after day of stats, facts, records, and trivia-plus the personalities, the rivalries, and the joy of being in the stands on game day. Dubious Distinctions: Which two pitchers went from earning Cy Young Awards to leading the league in losses the next year? (LaMarr Hoyt and Rick Porcello.) Who Am I?: "In my sixth year in the league, 1959, I finally got some playing time. I took full advantage, leading my league in home runs despite batting only .242." (Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew.) Plus Immortal Records, Baseball Fun, Did You Know?, and quotes: "I looked for the same pitch my whole career. A breaking ball. All the time, I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me. None of 'em."-Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.
