The 34-ton bat : the story of baseball as told through bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, jockstraps, eye black, and 375 other strange and unforgettable objects /

Rushin, Steve.

The 34-ton bat : the story of baseball as told through bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, jockstraps, eye black, and 375 other strange and unforgettable objects / Thirty-four ton bat Steve Rushin. - First edition. - 343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-325) and index.

The walk-in freezer of dreams -- The baseball grenade -- Stairway to heaven -- The lost city of Francisco Grande -- The men in the gray flannel suits -- The beanproof cap of Foulproof Taylor -- The decrepit urinals of Ebbets Field -- "The redhots warmed with mustard saved many a life" -- Row C, Section 42, Seats 3 and 4 at the Polo Grounds -- Recessional.

031620093X (hc.) 9780316200936 (hc.) : $25.00

2013017752


Baseball--Collectibles.
Baseball--History--Miscellanea.

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