{"product_id":"touching-second-john-j-evers-9780786418695","title":"Touching Second","description":"\u003cp\u003e Johnny Evers was widely considered the brainiest ballplayer of his day and, along with Ty Cobb, one of the most guileful and cantankerous. (He and Joe Tinker, two thirds of the famous double-play combination, battled each other nearly as viciously and as often as they did their opponents.) One of the great practitioners of the inside game, Evers was quick to pick up on the unwatched-for advantage that might upend his opponent and propel his team to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1910's \u003ci\u003eTouching Second\u003c\/i\u003e, Evers and sports writing great Hugh Fullerton describe the game as it was played during the first decade of the 20th century. With an emphasis on what Evers saw as baseball's development \"into an exact mathematical sport,\" he describes the great plays and players, shares \"anecdotes and incidents of decisive struggles on the diamond,\" and discusses \"the signs and systems used by championship teams.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John J. Evers,Hugh S. Fullerton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786418699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786418695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 6.30w x 0.64d","brand":"John J. Evers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453385093375,"sku":"9780786418695","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc4905bd-d7fb-4e44-8f34-91d2df0d21ee.jpg?v=1777299966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/touching-second-john-j-evers-9780786418695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}