Matthew T Silverman

Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball

Why does a curveball curve? What is a can of corn”? Why was Joe DiMaggio called the Yankee Clipper”? Who wrote Take Me Out to the Ball Game”? How many times did Ty Cobb steal home?In this reissue of Baseball Miscellany, the fascinating history and lore of our national pastime is finally revealed! Fo...

The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals: The World Champion Gas House Gang (SABR Digital Library Book 20)

The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals were one of the most colorful crews ever to play the National Pastime. Sportswriters delighted in assigning nicknames to the players, based on their real or imagined qualities. What a cast of characters it was! None was more picturesque than Pepper Martin, the “Wild Hors...

'75: The Red Sox Team That Saved Baseball (The SABR Digital Library) (Volume 27)

In 1975, the Boston Red Sox played in what was the most-watched World Series in history, an epic seven-game battle with Cincinnati's Big Red Machine that captivated the nation's attention and revived baseball's lagging popularity. '75 tells the life stories of the 37 players who made up the Red Sox ...

Big League Ballparks: The Complete Illustrated History

Baseball fans may argue over the all-time best pitchers, worst plays in history, or which team will win the pennant, but everyone can agree that the baseball stadium holds a sacred place in American cultural life. In this breathtakingly comprehensive tour of ballparks past and present, readers can e...

100 Things Mets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

With trivia boxes, records, and team lore,this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events,and facts every Mets fan should know. It contains crucial informationsuch as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to a...

Matthew Silverman'sNew York Mets: The Complete Illustrated History [Hardcover]2011

Best Mets: Fifty Years of Highs and Lows from New York's Most Agonizingly Amazin' Team

As the New York Mets celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of National League baseball, this rollicking chronicle recounts a half century of the team’s ups and downs. Chapters recount the best and worst teams; the greatest players; the most thrilling wins and most excruciating losses; the most memora...

The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia, Second Edition

From ESPN: The most complete and up-to-date pro football reference ever compiled!Weighing in at a whopping 1,536 pages, this updated edition of the best football encyclopedia available features lists of all players ever drafted by the NFL and AFL in the amateur drafts since 1920, expanded defense an...

Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball

Meet the Mets 2008: An Annual Guide to New York Mets Baseball