Field of Magic: Baseball's Superstitions, Curses and Taboos

by John Cairney

Superstition has been a part of baseball from the beginning. From good luck charms to human mascots to ritual statues of Babe Ruth to the curse of Colonel Sanders, there may be almost as many superstitions as players (or fans). Drawing on social science, religious studies and SABRmetrics, this book explores the rich history of supernatural belief in the game and documents a wide variety of rituals, fetishes, taboos and jinxes. Some of these have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476685460
• ISBN13: 9781476685465
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up