{"product_id":"weird-facts-about-baseball-j-alexander-poulton-9781897277287","title":"Weird Facts about Baseball: Strange, Wacky \u0026 Hilarious Stories","description":"Baseball...it is a game of statistics, but it is also a game of errors, bloopers and crazy moments. Weird Facts about Baseball is a collection of the most ridiculous, funny, and wacky moments that have happened in the history of the game: - In one of the craziest trades in baseball, Cy Young, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, was actually traded for a suit - The great Babe Ruth's big mistake--with two outs in the ninth inning of the seventh game of the World Series, he tried to steal a base against veteran pitcher Peter Alexander - The record for the most home runs in a season goes to the 1997 Seattle Mariners with 264--Ken Griffey Jr. (56), Alex Rodriguez (23), Jay Buhner (40) and Paul Sorrento (31) - In the 1970s, the average salary of a pro ball player was $25,000, and in 2008, it was in the neighborhood of $3.1 million - Ball players are a superstitious lot--Craig Biggio never washed his helmet during the season; Wade Boggs ate chicken before every game; and Vic Davalillo would pet baby chicks before each game - The 1926 New York Giants hold the record for the longest consecutive winning streak with 26 games in which they beat every National League team. Plus a bundle more stories from the lighter side of the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Alexander Poulton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1897277288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781897277287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Overtime Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.81w x 0.60d","brand":"J. Alexander Poulton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080177512703,"sku":"9781897277287","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21ba7335-5d69-4935-a2f6-8d6ee7c27e3c.jpg?v=1685485349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weird-facts-about-baseball-j-alexander-poulton-9781897277287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}