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Immaculate: A History of Perfect Innings in Baseball
John Cairney
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Description for Immaculate: A History of Perfect Innings in Baseball
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Getting 3 batters out in order on nine pitches is one of the most remarkable feats in baseball. Since the late 1800s, only 71 pitchers have been able to do it. Yet, unlike other rare achievements in baseball, such as pitching a perfect game, the “immaculate inning” does not capture the same attention or consideration. In a game that is as unpredictable as baseball, perfection, when it occurs, should be cause for both reflection and celebration. In Immaculate, Cairney provides a short history of perfect innings through the stories of the pitchers who pitched them. Beginning with an brief overview ... Read more
Getting 3 batters out in order on nine pitches is one of the most remarkable feats in baseball. Since the late 1800s, only 71 pitchers have been able to do it. Yet, unlike other rare achievements in baseball, such as pitching a perfect game, the “immaculate inning” does not capture the same attention or consideration. In a game that is as unpredictable as baseball, perfection, when it occurs, should be cause for both reflection and celebration. In Immaculate, Cairney provides a short history of perfect innings through the stories of the pitchers who pitched them. Beginning with an brief overview ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mosaic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771611152
SKU
V9781771611152
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About John Cairney
John Cairney is a Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Kinesiology at the McMaster University. An accomplished scientist, he holds an endowed chair in child health, is currently the Director of the Infant and Child Health (INCH) Research Lab at McMaster, and President of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (CAPE). Professor Cairney has ... Read more
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