{"product_id":"the-midsummer-classic-the-complete-history-of-baseballs-all-star-game-9780803292734","title":"The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game","description":"Since its inception in 1933, the All-Star Game has become an integral part of baseball. Yet there has been no truly comprehensive source for researchers that includes both a narrative and a play-by-play for each game. Nor have there been more than perfunctory lists for historians to use in determining who among baseball's greats have had an impact on the games.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Midsummer Classic\u003c\/i\u003e covers each of the All-Star Games and examines All-Star history more extensively than ever before. It not only discusses each game in great detail--with play-by-play, complete roster information, and expanded box scores--but also breaks new ground with a series of itemized lists never before published. The book also includes information on the ceremonies surrounding the games, along with an explanation of how these ceremonies have changed over time. In addition, it explains how the All-Star Game has been influenced by the significant changes that have occurred in baseball over the years, such as the breaking of the color line, expansion, the shifting of franchises, and the introduction of the designated hitter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803292734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.27w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 364\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David W. Vincent, Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138474684597,"sku":"9780803292734","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f25cb484-a2e4-4e47-b2a1-08da7de89c84.jpg?v=1622516157","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-midsummer-classic-the-complete-history-of-baseballs-all-star-game-9780803292734","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}