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Ballparks Then and Now

2nd Edition

by (author) Eric Enders

Publisher
Thunder Bay Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2015
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781626864719
    Publish Date
    Jun 2015
    List Price
    $26.95

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Description

See how much America's favorite pastime has changed—and how much it's stayed the same—inBallparks Then and Now. Crammed with history and facts, this unique city-by-city tour of America's hallowed playing fields pairs archival images with modern photos of baseball's beloved landmarks such as Union Grounds, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, and the Negro League's Greenlee Field. Witness the ballpark renaissance of the 1990s and the dawning of multimillion-dollar corporate naming rights. With comprehensive data about each park (opening date, capacity, great moments),Ballparks Then and Now is the perfect keepsake for fans to enjoy whether they're sitting in the bleachers or a luxury box.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Eric Enders is a baseball historian and freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times and other publications. The first ballpark he fell in love with was Dudley Field, where he attended minor league games as a child in El Paso, Texas. A lifelong Dodger fan, he has been to twenty-nine of the ballparks featured in this book. He is a former researcher at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library and is also the author of the Play Ball! Baseball Scorebook . He lives in Cooperstown, New York, where he runs Triple E Productions, a baseball research and consulting service.