Baseball on the Brain: 1007 Trivia Challenges

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Author: Dennis Purdy

ISBN-10: 0761140344

ISBN-13: 9780761140344

Category: Baseball -> Trivia

Covering three centuries of players, teams, achievements, statistics, lore, terms, history, nicknames, awards, ballparks, and even photographs, Baseball on the Brain is an unmatched feast of knowledge.\ But it's knowledge dressed up as trivia, in 1,003 challenges—not solo questions, but half-page games, every one involving matching multiple players to their accomplishments, or evaluating clues to discover a mystery subject or identity, or digging into the history.\ Each game, each question...

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Covering three centuries of players, teams, achievements, statistics, lore, terms, history, nicknames, awards, ballparks, and even photographs, Baseball on the Brain is an unmatched feast of knowledge. But it's knowledge dressed up as trivia, in 1,003 challenges—not solo questions, but half-page games, every one involving matching multiple players to their accomplishments, or evaluating clues to discover a mystery subject or identity, or digging into the history. Each game, each question is designed to make you feel inordinately smart if you know the answer, and if you don't, give you "Aha!" moments of edification. Batter up!

AcknowledgementsIntroductionLet the Gameâ ProgressBaseball TerminologyTeamworkFrom the Hallowed HallsBaseball BirthplacesThe World SeriesMound MagnificenceThe All-Star GameDefunct, But Not ForgottenAssume the PositionThe League Championship SeriesMediaNotable QuotablesBeyond the Color LineName That TeamTeams-MiscellaneousHe Said it AllPlayers-MiscellaneousTeam by TeamBaseball in the MoviesThe BallparksNow BattingNow PitchingWhen Did it Occur?First Things First-Player and Team PotpourriDream Teams by the NumbersPresidentsVictimsBy the DecadeBatting Records-Unsurpassed and SurpassedPitching Records-Unsurpassed and SurpassedBaseball Grab BagBaseball Name-O-ManiaAnswers