America's Classic Ballparks: Celebrating Parks Past and Present

by James Buckley Jr.

Overview

America’s Classic Ballparks takes you out to the ballgame with an interactive tour through America’s ballpark landmarks.

Baseball parks are as American as apple pie and America’s Classic Ballparkscommemorates nine ballparks guaranteed to spark nostalgia for the old ball game. Featuring striking images, America’s Classic Ballparks offers a wealth of information on these beloved national landmarks.

The iconic ballparks featured include:

• Ebbets Field
• Tiger Stadium
• Polo Grounds
• Original Yankee Stadium 
• Fenway Park
• Wrigley Field
• Dodger Stadium
• Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• Oracle Park 

Reliving everything from opening day at Fenway Park to the top ten moments in Yankee stadium, ballpark enthusiasts will revel in stadium trivia and cherish the historic photographs found throughout these pages.

Authored by prolific sportswriter James Buckley Jr., America’s Classic Ballparks is the perfect addition to any sports library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760377550
Publisher:	becker&mayer! books ISBN
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	29 MB
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About the Author

James Buckley Jr. has been writing sports books for adults and young readers for more than 25 years after working for Sports Illustrated and NFL Publishing. Among his most popular titles are National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection, America’s Classic Ballparks, Ballpark Bucket List, Perfect: The Story of Baseball’s Perfect Games, Unhittable, Eyewitness Baseball, The Visual Dictionary of Baseball, and Obsessed with Baseball. He is the author of more than 20 sports biographies for young readers, including the graphic nonfiction title Babe Ruth: Baseball’s All-Time Best. His company, Shoreline Publishing Group, produces dozens of books each year for major publishers including Penguin, Scholastic, DK, National Geographic Kids, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, and many others.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Gone but Not Forgotten
Ebbets Field
Tiger Stadium
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Today's Ballparks
Fenway Park
Wrigley Field
Dodger Stadium
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oracle Park
New York, New York
The 2000s Ballpark Boom
LIST OF BALLPARKS INCLUDED
CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2023

Sportswriter Buckley's (Perfect: The Story of Baseball's Perfect Games) coffee-table history of baseball's classic ballparks is, by turns, highly informative and a bit puzzling. In 10 chapters covering 11 stadiums (plus a final chapter stuffed with asides on ballparks built in the 2000s), Buckley details the history of "classic ballparks" with a mix of casual narrative, historical photographs, and bright, if awkwardly formatted, graphics. Lists of "Heroes," "Famous Firsts," and "Top 10 Moments" make this an easily browsable reference. Buckley's selection of which stadiums are classics is sure to set off debate among baseball fans. A few (Ebbets Field, Tiger Stadium, Wrigley Field) are clear choices. But in a field of 11 classic ballparks, the inclusion of the Mets' Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium (both opened in 2009) may strike some readers as perplexing choices. Also, some readers may cry foul at the fact that five of the 11 ballparks covered in detail are, or were, located in New York City. VERDICT While Buckley's breezy tone may not be to every reader's liking, the inclusion of countless unusual facts means even diehard baseball fans will learn something new. An entertaining but optional purchase for most libraries.—Colin Chappell

Library Journal