Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends


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Although most baseball fans are familiar with the on-the-field accomplishments of Hall of Famers, few are as knowledgeable regarding who the players were beyond the ballpark. This book probes into the personal lives of fifty members of the Hall of Fame, examining their childhoods, families, influences, impactful life-changing events, and more.

Author: John A. Wood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 04/22/2016
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781442258662
ISBN10: 1442258667
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- Psychology | Personality
- Biography & Autobiography | General

About the Author
John A. Wood is professor emeritus of religion at Baylor University. He is the author of Perspectives on War in the Bible (1998) and The Panthers and the Militias: Brothers under the Skin? (2002). Wood is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.