Picturing America’s Pastime :: Baseball is More Than Just a Game
Foreword by Randy Johnson
“Over 22 big league seasons, Randy Johnson won 303 games – the fifth-best total among all left-handers at the time of his retirement. The 6-foot-10 Johnson won the 1995 American League Cy Young Award with the Mariners and four straight National League Cy Young Awards with the Diamondbacks from 1999-2002. A fearsome competitor and 10-time All-Star, Johnson led his league in strikeouts nine times, mixing a blistering fastball with a darting slider. He shared World Series Most Valuable Player honors with Diamondbacks teammate Curt Schilling after going 3-0 in the 2001 Fall Classic, leading Arizona to a seven-game victory over the Yankees. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 2015 in his first year of eligibility, Johnson has traveled the world in the years since his retirement from the game – following his passion for music and photography. He is based in Phoenix, Arizona.”
Picturing America’s Pastime Celebrates the Game of Baseball
Pictured through a never-before-seen photography collection from the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s matchless repository of baseball photos.
Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations is the motto of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Now, in this matchless curated Cooperstown collection of photographs from baseball history, you can capture the moments we share at the ballpark, the grand sweep of the stadium, the drama of the game, and classic images of baseball greats.
Celebrate the history of baseball and its place in our culture. Go beyond the standard highlights of baseball history in this timeless collection of photos that reveals the full landscape of our national pastime as no other collection can. In this curated assortment of rarely seen photos from the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Museum archives, each photograph is accompanied by a related quote and/or caption. Photographs of particular historical significance include more in-depth insight and detail.
Experience the storied history of this great game through iconic images such as:
- Young players picking sides for a game at the base of the Washington Monument
- Ichiro Suzuki’s trademark sleeve tug
- A thoughtful Honus Wagner as he’s waiting on-deck
- And much more!
If you are one of millions of baseball fans, The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Picturing America’s Pastime is an absolute must-have collector’s item.
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ISBN: 9781642505337
