The immaculate inning Unassisted triple plays, 40/40 seasons, and the stories behind baseball's rarest feats
Book - 2018
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- Genres
- Anecdotes
- Published
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Guilford, Conn. :
Lyons Press
[2018]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- x, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781493032129
- Foreword
- Author's Note
- 1. Turning an Unassisted Triple Play
- 2. Pitching an Immaculate Inning
- 3. Striking Out 20 Batters in a Single Game
- 4. Two Grand Slams in One Game
- 5. Four Strikeouts in an Inning
- 6. Position Players Pitching
- 7. Hitting for the Cycle
- 8. Hitting Four Home Runs in a Game
- 9. Six Walks in a Game
- 10. Knocking in 10 Runs in a Game
- 11. Homering on First Pitch Faced in the Major Leagues
- 12. Six Hits in a Game
- 13. The Super Slam
- 14. Stealing for the Cycle in One Inning
- 15. Stealing Six Bases in a Single Game
- 16. Getting On Base in 17 Consecutive Plate Appearances
- 17. Getting a Hit in 12 Consecutive At-Bats
- 18. Hitting a Home Run in Eight Consecutive Games
- 19. 40/40 Season
- 20. Hitting 400
- 21. Hitting 50 Home Runs in a Season
- 22. Surviving Shenanigans to Win a League Batting Title
- 23. Hitting Streaks of 40+ Games
- 24. Winning the Triple Crown (as a Batter)
- 25. Stealing 100 Bases in a Season
- 26. Striking Out 300 Batters in a Season
- 27. Winning 30 Games in a Season
- 28. Pitching 50+ Consecutive Scoreless Innings
- 29. Winning the Triple Crown (as a Pitcher)
- 30. Saving 50 Games in a Season
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- About the Author