The Resource The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record, John Eisenberg
The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record, John Eisenberg
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- Summary
- "The fascinating story of baseball's most legendary "Iron Men, " Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig, who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played. When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the Baltimore Orioles at age twenty-one, he had no idea he'd beat the historic record of playing 2,130 games in a row--set by Lou Gehrig, the fabled "Iron Horse" of the New York Yankees. When Ripken beat that record by 502 games, the baseball world was floored. Few feats in sports history have generated more acclaim. But the record spawns an array of questions. Was his streak or Gehrig's the more difficult achievement? Who owned the record before Gehrig? When did someone first think it was a good idea to play in so many games without taking a day off? Through probing research, meticulous analysis, and colorful parallel storytelling, The Streak delves into this impressive but controversial milestone, unraveling Gehrig's at times unwitting pursuit of that goal and Ripken's fierce determination to play the game his way. Along the way Eisenberg dives deep into the history of the record and offers a portrait of the pastime in different eras, going back more than a century. The question looms: Was it harder for Ripken or Gehrig to play every day for so long? The length of seasons, the number of teams in the major leagues, the inclusion of non-white players, travel, technology, and even media are all part of the equation. Larger than all of this, however, is a book that captures the deeply American appreciation--as seen in the sport itself--for that workaday mentality and that desire to be there for the game they love, the job they are paid to do"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Ripken : A Victory Lap
- Gehrig : The Ghost of 2,131
- Ironmen : First of Their Kind
- Ripken : Blue-Collar Stock
- Ironmen : Confusion
- Ironmen : Deacon
- Ripken : Influences
- Gehrig : A Famous Headache
- Gehrig : Playing every day
- Ripken : A Sour Year
- Gehrig : A Friend's Influence
- Ironmen : The Blessing of Good Fortune
- Ripken : A Guiding Philosophy
- Gehrig : Playing Hurt
- Ironmen : Shenanigans
- Ripken : Toughing It Out
- Gehrig : A Tragic Turn
- Ironmen : Is It Really a Good Idea?
- Ripken : Making History
- Ironmen : The True Believer
- Ripken : A Day Off, At Last
- Ironmen : A Philosophical Change
- Isbn
- 9780544107670
- Label
- The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record
- Title
- The streak
- Title remainder
- Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record
- Statement of responsibility
- John Eisenberg
- Subject
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- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team) -- History
- Baseball
- Baseball -- Records
- Baseball -- Records -- United States
- Baseball -- United States -- History
- Baseball players
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
- History
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- Ripken, Cal, Jr, 1960-
- United States
- Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The fascinating story of baseball's most legendary "Iron Men, " Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig, who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played. When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the Baltimore Orioles at age twenty-one, he had no idea he'd beat the historic record of playing 2,130 games in a row--set by Lou Gehrig, the fabled "Iron Horse" of the New York Yankees. When Ripken beat that record by 502 games, the baseball world was floored. Few feats in sports history have generated more acclaim. But the record spawns an array of questions. Was his streak or Gehrig's the more difficult achievement? Who owned the record before Gehrig? When did someone first think it was a good idea to play in so many games without taking a day off? Through probing research, meticulous analysis, and colorful parallel storytelling, The Streak delves into this impressive but controversial milestone, unraveling Gehrig's at times unwitting pursuit of that goal and Ripken's fierce determination to play the game his way. Along the way Eisenberg dives deep into the history of the record and offers a portrait of the pastime in different eras, going back more than a century. The question looms: Was it harder for Ripken or Gehrig to play every day for so long? The length of seasons, the number of teams in the major leagues, the inclusion of non-white players, travel, technology, and even media are all part of the equation. Larger than all of this, however, is a book that captures the deeply American appreciation--as seen in the sport itself--for that workaday mentality and that desire to be there for the game they love, the job they are paid to do"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Eisenberg, John
- Dewey number
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- 796.357092/2
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV865.G4
- LC item number
- E57 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gehrig, Lou
- Ripken, Cal
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Baseball
- Baseball players
- Baseball
- Baseball
- Baseball players
- Baseball
- United States
- Label
- The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record, John Eisenberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ripken : A Victory Lap -- Gehrig : The Ghost of 2,131 -- Ironmen : First of Their Kind -- Ripken : Blue-Collar Stock -- Ironmen : Confusion -- Ironmen : Deacon -- Ripken : Influences -- Gehrig : A Famous Headache -- Gehrig : Playing every day -- Ripken : A Sour Year -- Gehrig : A Friend's Influence -- Ironmen : The Blessing of Good Fortune -- Ripken : A Guiding Philosophy -- Gehrig : Playing Hurt -- Ironmen : Shenanigans -- Ripken : Toughing It Out -- Gehrig : A Tragic Turn -- Ironmen : Is It Really a Good Idea? -- Ripken : Making History -- Ironmen : The True Believer -- Ripken : A Day Off, At Last -- Ironmen : A Philosophical Change
- Control code
- ocn953710140
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780544107670
- Lccn
- 2017000811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o953710140
- (OCoLC)953710140
- (Sirsi) b1494109
- Label
- The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record, John Eisenberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ripken : A Victory Lap -- Gehrig : The Ghost of 2,131 -- Ironmen : First of Their Kind -- Ripken : Blue-Collar Stock -- Ironmen : Confusion -- Ironmen : Deacon -- Ripken : Influences -- Gehrig : A Famous Headache -- Gehrig : Playing every day -- Ripken : A Sour Year -- Gehrig : A Friend's Influence -- Ironmen : The Blessing of Good Fortune -- Ripken : A Guiding Philosophy -- Gehrig : Playing Hurt -- Ironmen : Shenanigans -- Ripken : Toughing It Out -- Gehrig : A Tragic Turn -- Ironmen : Is It Really a Good Idea? -- Ripken : Making History -- Ironmen : The True Believer -- Ripken : A Day Off, At Last -- Ironmen : A Philosophical Change
- Control code
- ocn953710140
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780544107670
- Lccn
- 2017000811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o953710140
- (OCoLC)953710140
- (Sirsi) b1494109
Subject
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team) -- History
- Baseball
- Baseball -- Records
- Baseball -- Records -- United States
- Baseball -- United States -- History
- Baseball players
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
- History
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- Ripken, Cal, Jr, 1960-
- United States
- Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941
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