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Title: Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields by Lawrence S. Ritter, Robert W. Creamer ISBN: 0-14-023422-5 Publisher: Penguin Studio Pub. Date: March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: NO BETTER BOOK EXISTS ON HISTORIC BASEBALL PARKS
Comment: THIS BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT WRITTEN HISTORY OF OLD BASEBALL PARKS. IWAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE POLO GROUNDS, EBBETS FIELD, CROSLEY FIELD, ETC. THE PICTURES ARE FANTASTIC, AND LARRY RITTER'S WRITING IS UNMATCHED. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT OLD BALLPARKS, THIS IS YOUR BOOK.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Look Back at Forgotten Ballparks!
Comment: Mr. Ritter takes a fond "look back" at past baseball stadiums that are now mostly memories. I find it interesting that the new stadiums being built are "throwbacks" to the designs of most of the parks described in this book. Which in my opinion is probably a good thing!
While the book mostly describes old-time major league stadiums (complete with "Top Ten" lists of the most historic events to take place at each stadium), a few minor league parks are also mentioned.
Lots of history and photographs are featured with each park's description. I like a couple other reviewers sincerely hope an updated edition of this book will be out soon, now that so many other ballparks (Candlestick Park, Tiger Stadium, and the AstroDome, for example) have been replaced.
If you enjoy reading about what it was like to watch a game in these old parks, you will enjoy this book!
Also recommended: Nuggets on the Diamond, Grand Minor League, Baseball's Hometown Teams: The Story of the Minor Leagues
Rating: 5
Summary: A light-hearted journey to revisit some old friends
Comment: A fun, nostalgic view of many famous (and some not-so famous) ballparks that now belong to the ages.
The book covers 22 ballparks that sadly are no more. The famous parks that one would expect are all here (the 16 classic teams' lost parks are all covered), but Ritter tosses in some surprises. Some recent parks have chapters - Baltimore Municipal, Kansas City Municipal, Metropolitan, and Montreal's Jarry Park - along with some nearly forgotten older parks - Cleveland's League Park, New York's Hilltop Park, and Philadelphia's Baker Bowl.
The big surprise is that Ritter includes some notable minor league parks, such as Hollywood's Gilmore Field, Montreal Stadium (Jackie Robinson's 1946 home), Minneapolis' Nicollet Park, Buffalo's Offerman Stadium, San Francisco's Seals Stadium, and the OTHER Wrigley Field (the one in Los Angeles where Home Run Derby was filmed). How many ballpark books include these with the well-chronicled Ebbets Field? Bravo!
Each park gets about a ten-page chapter, which includes a light-hearted but substantial historical narrative, a list of top ten highlights, and plenty of nostalgic pictures. Much of the narratives cover familiar ground, but most fans will learn something new, particularly about the minor league parks.
My only reservation about the book is that, while the narratives touch the important points about the parks, it left me wanting more.
It's interesting reading this together with Green Cathedrals, which is a much better reference book but has long collections of facts rather than narratives and many fewer pictures.
The book was written in 1992. A lot of notable parks have been retired since then (Tiger, Candlestick, Astrodome, County, Cleveland Municipal), so hopefully Ritter will revise the book.
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Title: The Ballpark Book : A journey Through the Fields of Baseball Magic by Ron Smith ISBN: 0892047038 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Distributed Products Pub. Date: 06 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Ballparks: Then & Now by Eric Enders ISBN: 1571455930 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Pub. Date: 10 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Guide to Baseball Parks Past & Present by Josh Leventhal, Jessica M. Macmurray ISBN: 1579121128 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub Pub. Date: 04 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Blue Skies, Green Fields: A Celebration of 50 Major League Baseball Stadiums : A Celebration of 50 Major League Baseball Stadiums by Ira Rosen ISBN: 0609608681 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues by Rob Neyer ISBN: 0743241746 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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