Splitters, Squeezes, and Steals: The Inside Story of Baseball's Greatest Techniques, Strategies, and Plays

by Derek Gentile

This fascinating and totally original take on baseball history?packaged in simulated baseball material with red stitching?is a richly illustrated, lively examination of the evolution of the plays, moves, rules, equipment, and strategies that make up the game.

Who was the first pitcher to throw a fastball? Who invented the hidden-ball trick? Does the double curveball really exist? The first book of its kind, Splitters, Squeezes, and Steals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579127886
• ISBN13: 9781579127886
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.7" x 11.3"