Stolen!: A History of Base Stealing

by Russell Roberts

Book Overview

The stolen base is one of the most fascinating plays in all of sports. In what other game can one player, even when operating independent of his teammates, seize territory from the defense, alter the strategic considerations on both sides and tilt the situation in favor of his team? In other sports it is the ball (or puck) that must do the scoring; in baseball, however, it is the runner, and base stealing is the runner's greatest weapon. Not just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786493666
• ISBN13: 9780786493661
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher