Stand and Deliver: A History of Pinch-Hitting

by Paul Votano

From "Princeton Charlie" Reilly, the first pinch-hitter ever, to today's pinnacle in pinch-hitting, Lenny Harris, this book enumerates the exploits and records of the best in this craft through the 2001 season. Among the statistics are many anecdotes of their performances.

The decade-by-decade study of pinch-hitting begins in 1892 when it first became permissible to substitute players in major league baseball for reasons other than injury...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786415886
• ISBN13: 9780786415885
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher