The Story of Baseball (B&N Edition): In 100 Photographs

by Sports Illustrated, Kostya Kennedy (Introduction)

Overview

The Barnes & Noble exclusive edition includes an extra chapter showcasing Sports Illustrated’s 100 greatest baseball covers of all time, and behind-the-scenes insights from editorial director Kostya Kennedy, along with a unique collector’s edition cover.

From the dead-ball era to the Major League moving west; from Babe Ruth to Clayton Kershaw; baseball has a rich history—and a camera has captured much of it.

Now, in 100 memorable and often stunning photographs, Sports Illustrated renders the story of the sport’s cultural heritage and uniquely American character. Inspiring events such as Jackie Robinson’s breaking the color barrier, Lou Gehrig’s Luckiest Man speech and one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott’s 1993 no-hitter, live in a continuum with stirring, rarely-seen shots of the game’s most beloved and largest personalities such as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Cal Ripken Jr.. The book will showcase era-defining events like the great home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998 (and the spectre of drug use in its aftermath) as well as the historic, curse-breaking championships of the Red Sox in 2004 and the Cubs in 2016.

Each photograph will be paired with new reporting forming a rich narrative, done in SI’s unmatched style, as the book spans from the Red Legs of 1869 to Aaron Judge’s drive to the rookie home run record in 2017, delivering the complete story—as well as the heart and soul—of America’s game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781547800131
Publisher:	Sports Illustrated Books
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Edition description:	B&N Exclusive
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	434,589
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction | Being There Kostya Kennedy 6

1863 to 1919 | Beginnings 14

The Originals | 1869 16

Beginning of the World | 1903 18

Good Christy | 1906 20

A Master Stroke | 1908 22

The Pitcher, the Namesake | 1908 24

The Boner at Coogan's Bluff | 1908 26

Most Valuable | 1909 28

A Primal Force | 1910 30

A Half Century of Class 1913 32

Fast and Easy 1916 34

1920 to 1947 | From Ruth to Robinson 36

Say It Ain't So, Joe | 1920 38

Hot Dogs Here! | 1920 40

Tuning In | 1920 42

The First Commissioner | 1922 44

The Babe | 1926 46

The Midsummer Classic | 1933 48

The Catcher Was A Spy | 1933 50

Bright Idea | 1935 52

Elite, Under Any Conditions 1936 54

What a Gas | 1937 56

The One Percent | 1939 58

Luckiest Man | 1939 60

Beaned | 1940 62

Joltin' Joe | 1941 64

Baseball and the War | 1942 66

The Splendid Splinter | 1947 68

Taking It to the Streets | 1947 70

1948 to 1968 | The Golden Years 72

A Time to Shine 1948 74

A Pitcher for the Ages 1948 76

A Sunday Lark | 1951 78

Surviving Thomson's Shot | 1951 80

The Catch | 1954 82

Mr. Cub, Mr. Sunshine | 1955 84

The Path of a Pioneer | 1955 86

Presidential Strikes | 1956 88

Perfect | 1956 90

Maz's Magic Moment | 1960 92

The Road to 61 | 1961 94

A Mighty Casey | 1963 96

The Man | 1963 98

Pure Greatness | 1963 100

Storyteller | 1964 102

Political Hardball | 1964 104

Game-Changer | 1964 106

Inside Baseball | 1965 108

Mickey, Late in the Game | 1965 110

An Awful Outburst | 1965 112

Coming To Town | 1966 114

Spring Awakenings | 1967 116

Crowd Pleaser | 1967 118

1969 to 1993 | Expanding Influence 120

The Labor Revolution | 1970 122

The Hustler | 1970 124

A Model for Everyone | 1970 126

Move Over, Babe | 1974 128

Tangling Up With Blue | 1974 130

Mr. October | 1974 132

Game Six | 1975 134

Rare Bird | 1977 136

The Story Of Oh | 1977 138

A Man and his Elbow | 1978 140

Kicking Butts | 1980 142

Fernandomania | 1981 144

Pure Heat | 1983 146

Slow Ride | 1983 148

Too Good To Be True | 1985 150

No Sweeter Stroke | 1985 152

The Wizard | 1985 154

The Art of the Craft | 1986 156

Within The Wall | 1987 158

Generation To Generation | 1989 160

Quaking | 1989 162

Undaunted | 1991 164

A Sticky Situation | 1991 166

See Rickey Run | 1992 168

King George | 1993 170

The Arms of Atlanta | 1993 172

Northern Exposure | 1993 174

1994 to 2018 | Wildness 176

Jordan on the Farm | 1994 178

Forsaking the Faithful | 1994 180

Waiting for Show Time | 1995 182

Height of Success | 1995 184

Phans Delight | 1995 186

Iron Man | 1995 188

The Magic of the Movies | 1997 190

As Good as it Gets | 2000 192

Every Breath He Takes … | 2003 194

A Homeland of Dreams | 2003 196

Reaching Out, Touching You | 2003 198

Tainted Time | 2005 200

The Song Before The Game | 2005 202

The Yankee Way | 2006 204

The Jackie in Everyone | 2007 206

Going, Going, Gone* | 2007 208

Leading by Numbers | 2010 210

Minor Pleasures | 2012 212

As It Is Written | 2012 214

A Girl Among Boys | 2014 216

Energy, Unbounded | 2015 218

The Weight is Lifted | 2016 220

Good Pitch, Good Hit | 2018 222

The 100 Greatest Baseball Covers | A Barnes & Noble Exclusive 224