{"product_id":"strike-four-the-evolution-of-baseball-9781538121146","title":"Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrike Four traces the development of all aspects of baseball and explains why these changes occurred and their consequences. It is the first book to provide a comprehensive narrative of how baseball evolved from an informal folk game to the game we see today played in ballparks across the U.S. and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Hershberger is the author of numerous articles about baseball history, specializing in the nineteenth century and in the development of the rules. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc\/Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873552404754,"sku":"9781538121146","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f18e983b-cba7-4ad0-b31f-61df0e5cfa87.jpg?v=1737940396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/strike-four-the-evolution-of-baseball-9781538121146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}