{"product_id":"baseball-in-hot-springs-paperback","title":"Baseball in Hot Springs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Blaeuer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHot Springs, known for its naturally heated springs and therapeutic bathhouses, became a major training ground in baseball. A must-have for fans of baseball history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot Springs, Arkansas, with its thermal water baths, attracted its first big-league outfit when the \u003ci\u003eNational League\u003c\/i\u003e champion \u003ci\u003eChicago White Stockings\u003c\/i\u003e traveled south for spring training in 1886.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The baseball colony grew as dozens of other clubs followed. Individual players flocked here as well to hike, golf, and \u003ci\u003eboil out\u003c\/i\u003e in bathhouse steam cabinets prior to leaving for training camps elsewhere. Nearly half of Cooperstown's \u003ci\u003eHall of Famers\u003c\/i\u003e made the pilgrimage to this baseball mecca. Major- and minor-league aggregations, legendary teams, players of the Negro Leagues, and baseball schools for budding players and umpires all come to bat in Images of \u003ci\u003eSports: Baseball in Hot Springs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772131475744,"sku":"9781467115056","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0cb35e671e0b3f74ac70e3c72386fc91.webp?v=1780399688","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/baseball-in-hot-springs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}