Did Babe Ruth call his shot? and other unsolved mysteries of baseball /
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2005]
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Table of Contents:
- Who invented baseball?
- Who was the first black in the majors?
- Who was Casey at the bat?
- Was Ed Delahanty murdered?
- Did Merkle touch second?
- Did Cobb win the 1910 batting race?
- Did Shoeless Joe throw the series?
- What caused Ruth's "bellyache?"
- What caused the home run surge?
- Did Babe Ruth call his shot?
- Was Moe Berg a spy?
- What caused the feud between Williams and the Press?
- Why did Rickey sign Robinson?
- How old was Satchel Paige?
- Did Thomson steal Branca's sign?
- Why did the Dodgers move?
- Why didn't Castro sign with the Senators?
- Why was Steinbrenner banned?
- What took the Red Sox so long?
- Why can't the Cubs win?
- Who threw the spitter?
- Does a curveball curve?
- Where did "fungo" come from?
- Can small-market teams compete?
- Does clutch hitting exist?
- Were yesterday's players better?
- Do managers matter?
- Does it pay to steal?