Baseball Before We Knew It
by David Block
"An amazing journey through time to discover the true evolution of our modern pastime."
The Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published in the previous year. William Marshallwas awarded the medal in 2000. His book was 'Baseball's Pivotal Era: 1945-1951'.
The Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published in the previous year. David W. Zang was awarded the medal in 1996. His book was 'Fleet Walker's Divided Heart'.
In 2001, the Seymour Medal Award was won by author John Taliaferro for his biography "Charles M. Russell: The Life and Legend of America's Cowboy Artist."
The 2006 Newbery Award winner was Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins.
Bob Dylan won a 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom award.
Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan by Peter Morris : University of Michigan Press "A well-researched study of Michigan baseball from the 1830s to the 1870s."
The Detroit Tigers: Club and Community, 1945-95 by Patrick Harrigan : University of Toronto Press "Shows how the club evolved as an integral part of the city."
In 2006, JaMarcus Russell of Louisiana State won the Manning Award.
Philip Seymour Hoffman received five Golden Globe Award nominations and won one.
Philip Seymour Hoffman received five BAFTA Award nominations and won one.
Daniel Giraud Medal and Kimber Genetics Award
Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball by Peter Morris "Packed, yet still readable, with the evolution of virtually every facet of baseball."