1970s Baseball: A History and Analysis of the Decade's Best Seasons, Teams, and Players

by Joe Gersbeck

Overview

Your one-stop reference guide is here for all things baseball during the 1970s. Annual recaps recall each season's dominant performances, All-Star game lineups and results, pennant races, and post-season highlights. Selections are made for the decade's greatest players at every position, in addition to ranking the top 10 managers, fielders, clutch performers, memorable moments, most valuable players, individual seasons, rivalries, power/speed threats, and even tape measure homers. Franchises are reviewed and ranked from 1 through 26, with sidebars noting statistical leaders in 15 categories. Along the way, essays reflect on World Series controversies, free agency, 4-man pitching rotations, milestones, the designated hitter (and runner!), and profile colorful characters like Le Grand Orange, Toy Cannon, and Road Runner. Finally a detailed appendix compiles award winners plus year-by-year leaders and total decade leaders in 11 offensive and 6 pitching categories.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150576230
Publisher:	Joe Gersbeck
Publication date:	10/05/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	244
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Joe Gersbeck is a baseball historian and lifetime fan/student of the game who lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.

Editorial Reviews

"Joe writes a very interesting book. He dives straight into the numbers - and comes up with team and player rankings that will surely provoke more than a few arguments. A very worthwhile chunk of '70s scholarship".

Big Hair and Plastic Grass fanpage - Dan Epstein

"Research is extremely vast and informative...I think Mr. Gersbeck did a wonderful job in organizing the book and keeping it interesting...He achieves his aim of reaching out and explaining Baseball in the 1970's, with wonderful research, excellent photos, detailed analysis and an eye of the important events...I would recommend anyone who is a fan of baseball to pick up a copy of this book. It is time well spent".

Ian's Baseball Book Review Center - Ian Kahanowitz

"Nice job of analyzing the seasons in a way that kept it interesting and informative...you felt like you were back in time re-living it. The rankings by position section was a very detailed analysis that shows a lot of thought put in to it. Non-traditional 'positions' such as Clutch-Players were subjective but still very well done...I enjoyed this book. A well thought out book with significant detail that becomes timeless...a great reference book to have on the shelf"

Gregg's Baseball Bookcase - Gregg Kersey