Barry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases. His statistical performance is beyond reproach, but his public image remains controversial, and recent allegations of steroid use have cast a shadow over his unprecedented accomplishments. This timely book strips away the hype and takes an objective look and Bonds' life and career.
It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in professional sports. Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike.
Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a Making of a Legend chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.
| ISBN: | 9780313329555 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2004 |
| Author: | John Bloom |
| Publisher: | Greenwood Press an imprint of ABC-CLIO |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 133 pages |
| Series: | Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters |
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Baseball |
Barry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases.
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Barry Bonds was written by John Bloom and published by Greenwood Press an imprint of ABC-CLIO
Barry Bonds has 133 pages
Yes it is part of Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters series