Pitching, defense, and three-run homers : the 1970 Baltimore Orioles /
For the Baltimore Orioles, the glory days stretched to decades. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the team arguably had the best players, the best manager, the best Minor League teams, the best scouts and front office-and, unarguably, the best record in the American League. But the best of all, and one o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln : [Phoenix, Ariz.] :
University of Nebraska Press ; Society for American Baseball Research,
©2012.
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| Series: | Memorable teams in baseball history.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | For the Baltimore Orioles, the glory days stretched to decades. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the team arguably had the best players, the best manager, the best Minor League teams, the best scouts and front office-and, unarguably, the best record in the American League. But the best of all, and one of baseball's greatest teams ever, was the Orioles team of 1970. Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers documents that paradoxically unforgettable yet often overlooked World Champion team. Led by the bats of Frank Robinson and Boog Powell and a trio of 20-win pitchers, the Orioles won 108 regular se. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780803240278 0803240279 |
