Who Was Traded for Lefty Grove?: Baseball's Fun Facts and Serious Trivia

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A baseball trivia challenge for the true fan, this book presents over 300 facts about the national pastime.

This is not your ordinary baseball trivia quiz book. Mike Attiyeh, semi-finalist in the annual trivia contest of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), has assembled a unique collection of over 300 in-depth questions on topics as challenging as the game itself. From accomplishments on the field to anecdotes from the dugout, from baseball's earliest days to the 2001 major league season, Attiyeh presents an assortment of questions, including trivia, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, and fill-in-the-lineup. The quizzes are complemented by "Did You Know?" sections, which offer hundreds more facts, figures, and stats.

Who was the only player to play in all 44 New York Yankees-Brooklyn Dodgers World Series games?

Did you know that Ted Williams is the only distinguished major leaguer to participate in World War II and the Korean War?

Those up to the task can take the "Managerial Challenge": two full "seasons" of 162 questions. Answer enough correctly and qualify for the postseason and more rounds of play-off and World Series-caliber posers. Answer too few correctly and it's back to the minors!

What do Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, Wally Schang, Herb Pennock, Carl Mays, and Everett Scott have in common?

Did you know that Dizzy Dean once shut out the Boston Braves without taking a sign from his catcher?

But even novice fans, not up to the challenge, can enjoy the vast scope of material covered by Attiyeh. Who Was Traded for Lefty Grove? is a must-have for every fan of the game.

SYNOPSIS

This is not your ordinary baseball trivia quiz book. Mike Attiyeh, semi-finalist in the annual trivia contest of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), has assembled a unique collection of over 300 in-depth questions on topics as challenging as the game itself. From accomplishments on the field to anecdotes from the dugout, from baseball's earliest days to the 2001 major league season, Attiyeh presents an assortment of questions, including trivia, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, and fill-in-the-lineup. The quizzes are complemented by "Did You Know?" sections, which offer hundreds more facts, figures, and stats.
Who was the only player to play in all 44 New York Yankees-Brooklyn Dodgers World Series games?
Did you know that Ted Williams is the only distinguished major leaguer to participate in World War II and the Korean War?
Those up to the task can take the "Managerial Challenge": two full "seasons" of 162 questions. Answer enough correctly and qualify for the postseason and more rounds of play-off and World Series-caliber posers. Answer too few correctly and it's back to the minors!
What do Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, Wally Schang, Herb Pennock, Carl Mays, and Everett Scott have in common?
Did you know that Dizzy Dean once shut out the Boston Braves without taking a sign from his catcher?
But even novice fans, not up to the challenge, can enjoy the vast scope of material covered by Attiyeh. Who Was Traded for Lefty Grove? is a must-have for every fan of the game.
Hello my name is Mike Attiyeh, and I am the author of "Who Was Traded for Lefty Grove?". This baseball trivia book is truly unlike any other. It is challenging, mostentertaining, stimulating and uniquely as well as deliciously thorough. The book is rich in detail, covering the history of the sport, from the game's early years all the way through the record-breaking 2001 season. It's a Baseball History Trivia Equalizer!
The book's challenging Q&A format is built into a pair of major league season blocks, allowing you to devour fresh information and test your skills while simultaneously playing along in search of a pennant and world championship. It's a fun and quick-blasting read that you'll want to keep with you at all times, and read over again. I guarantee that! The frequent Did You Know tid-bits are a bargain in themselves.
And the fresh questions are no patsies or trivial matters either. These heavy-duty questions require deduction, reason, and a big-picture knowledge of the game. The answers are a forte, because they leave the readers fully informed and satisfied, as one-line answers are not an option here. Another guarantee: the answers are sure to reveal more than just the answer to the question, and in some cases they may flabbergast you. I've always believed in quality, and this is my chance to show fellow baseball enthusiasts that it's possible to jam-pack volumes worth of intriguing info into 288 pages. Among its many qualities, this book is bound to increase your knowledge of the game and prepare you for some of the toughest questions anyone could ever ask you, whether it be your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues or even a fellow baseball historian/researcher. If you love learning about the history of our national pastime in a gripping way, then this book is for you!
I hope you enjoy!
Sincerely,
Mike Attiyeh, mikeatt@attbi.com
Mike Attiyeh, mikeatt@attbi.com
Author of Who Was Traded for Lefty Grove?
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