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  • Memories of a Ballplayer: Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s

    SABR Digital Library

    by Society for American Baseball Research, C. Paul Rogers, Bill Werber ...
    Series series SABR Digital Library
    Rich in anecdotes and humor, Bill Werber's Memories of a Ballplayer is a clear-eyed memoir of the world of big-league baseball in the 1930s. Originally published by SABR in hardcover in 2000 and in paperback in 2001, the book is still in print, but now also available as an ebook.Bill Werber's claim to fame is unique: he is the last living person to have a direct connection to the 1927 Yankees, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Memories of a Ballplayer

    Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s

    by Bill Werber, C. Paul Rodgers III ...
    Series series The SABR Digital Library
    Rich in anecdotes and humor, Bill Werber's Memories of a Ballplayer is a clear-eyed memoir of the world of big-league baseball in the 1930s. Originally published by SABR in hardcover in 2000 and in paperback in 2001, the book is still in print, but now also available as an ebook.Bill Werber's claim to fame is unique: he was the last living person to have a direct connection to the 1927 Yankees, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Reversing the Curse

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  • The First Fall Classic

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  • Crack of the Bat

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  • Chicago Cubs Yesterday & Today

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