Can a Dead Man Strike Out?: Offbeat Baseball Questions and Their Improbable Answers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781891661495)

Fascinating vignettes that provide the true accounts behind baseball's most unbelievable circumstances fill Can a Dead Man Strike Out?, an engaging collection of questions and narratives from every period in the history of America's favorite pastime. Unlike standard trivia books, it is the stories behind the answers--and not the answers themselves--that provide the entertaining surprises.

For example, the answer to the question, "Who was the first outfielder to throw out three batters at home plate in one game?" tells the story of "Dummy" Hoy, a deaf mute who had a distinguished 14-year career, and whose disability may have led umpires to use hand and arm gestures when calling balls and strikes.

Baseball historians, statisticians, trivia buffs, die-hard fans, and anyone intrigued by the subtleties of the game will find hours of pleasure in this unique look at our national pastime.

Author: Mark S. Halfon
ISBN-10: 1891661493
ISBN-13: 9781891661495
Publisher: Santa Monica Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2005
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.68h x 5.52w x 0.35d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 100