Capturing such quintessentially American pastimes as baseball and road
trips in one fascinating work, the updated and expanded third edition of
Chris Epting's Roadside Baseball chronicles more than 500 important
events in baseball history, with detailed descriptions of the event and
information on each location. Packed with historical data, trivia,
photographs, and baseball lore, entries include the birthplaces of
baseball legends, ballparks, museums and halls of fame, final resting
places, and many locations that are no longer standing. From
out-of-the-way spots to the most popular stadiums in the U.S. and
Canada, no site is too small or insignificant to be included in this
comprehensive guide. The third edition of Roadside Baseball includes
hundreds of newly discovered landmarks, including the former locations
of stadiums that have been torn down since the last edition of the book
(Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Tiger Stadium, etc.), information on the
Negro Leagues Baseball Marker project which has placed headstones around
the country to honor forgotten African American ballplayers, new
exhibits at existing MLB parks, and suggested daytrip itineraries
located near your favorite stadiums. Other new entries include the
actual diamond used for the classic film, The Sandlot; the exact
location where Mickey Mantle's legendary 565-foot blast landed; the
baseball field in Orange County, California, where many believe Babe
Ruth hit the longest home run of his career against the great Walter
Johnson (along with extremely rare photos of Ruth both batting and
pitching during that very game); the newly marked location in Kekionga,
Indiana where the first major league game was played in 1871; all 29
markers along the new "Hot Springs Baseball Trail" celebrating baseball
history in Arkansas; and Heckscher Fields in Central Park, New York,
where Larry David's softball team played in an episode of Curb Your
Enthusiasm. Entries from the previous edition include the Buckminster
Hotel in Boston, where the Black Sox planned their fix of the 1919 World
Series; the original Little League field and museum in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania; the birthplace of Jackie Robinson; the place where Mickey
Mantle was discovered by a scout from the New York Yankees; and the site
of the original Wrigley Field, erected in Los Angeles in 1925. The third
edition of Roadside Baseball is the most comprehensive book ever
written on the locations of baseball landmarks, and the perfect gift for
baseball fans of all ages!
