Red Foley's Cartoon History of Baseball Author:Red Foley, S. B. Whitehead (Illustrator) Here, in an entertaining comic strip format, is a captivating capsule history of Major League Baseball from the early days to the present. Covering all the important record-setting events, including: — - Henry Aaron's famed 715th career home run in Atlanta in 1974 — - Nolan Ryan's no-hit, strike-out feats — - Babe Ruth's 60th home run i... more »n 1927 (and Roger Maris topping that mark in 1961)
- Rickey Henderson's dash to the all-time stolen base record
The stories - both tribulations and successes - of every Major League team are chronicled, along with lots of facts, figures, off-beat trivia, "up close and personal" anecdotes, and plenty of baseball fun.
Red Foley's Cartoon History of Baseball is a surprisingly comprehensive, wonderfully accessible overview of our great national pastime.« less