Out of Left Field: Over 1,134 Newly Discovered Amazing Baseball Records, Connections, Coincidences, and More!
Jeffrey Lyons, Lyons, Douglas B., Bob Costas
ISBN 10: 0812929934 ISBN 13: 9780812929935
Published by Three Rivers Press, 1998
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Synopsis:
With an introduction by Bob Costas of NBC Sports, Out of Left Field is the perfect book for the baseball fan who has read it all. Jeffrey and Douglas Lyons's three years of research have dug out a diamond mine of fascinating, never-before-seen gems, such as:
Themajor league team that broadcasts all of its games in London
The mother and son who both played pro ball
The .252 hitter who had an entire town named after him
The only big-leaguer directed by Alfred Hitchcock
With a question and answer format, Out of Left Field is the one book that diehard baseball fans will savor from cover to cover.
About the Author:
Jefrey Lyons is the entertainment critic for New York City's WNBC-TV and host of the nationally syndicated radio feature The Lyons Den. He is the former cohost of PBS's film review show Sneak Preview and has been a guest broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox.
Douglas B. Lyons, Jeffrey's younger brother, is a criminal lawyer in New York City. Jeffrey's first words to Douglas, when Jeffrey was three and Douglas was four days old, were "Are you a Dodger fan?"
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Out of Left Field: Over 1,134 Newly ...
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good