Having a Career Day: 101 Incredible Baseball Feats

Longtime sportswriter and baseball fan Stan Fischler goes beyond the generic sports tale, recounting the funniest, most incredible stories from throughout the Great American Pastime s long history. Covering teams from across the league, Fischler details the following feats, and 95 more:

Joe DiMaggio committed a case of outfield robbery against Hank Greenberg
A spectator made a pitching change for the Dodgers
Reggie Jackson earned the nickname Mister October
One-armed Pete Gray plays center field for the St. Louis Browns
Don Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Dodgers in the World Series
Gregg Maddux won the Cy Young Award four times in a row

So get ready to take the field with some of baseball s greatest and most hilarious players and coaches alike!

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