Scott H. Longert ist ein engagierter Baseballhistoriker mit einer tiefen Verbundenheit zur amerikanischen Geschichte. Seine Arbeit taucht tief in das Aufdecken vergessener Erzählungen und komplizierter Details der Baseballvergangenheit ein, oft durch sorgfältige Archivforschung und seine Auseinandersetzung mit historischen Stätten. Longert erweckt vergangene Epochen durch sein Schreiben und seine fesselnden Präsentationen zum Leben und möchte seine Leidenschaft für den Sport und sein reiches Erbe teilen. Seine Hingabe als Fan spiegelt die Tiefe seiner akademischen Bestrebungen wider.
In 1937, the Great Depression was still lingering, but at baseball parks across the country there was a sense of optimism. Major League attendance was on a sharp rise. Tickets to an Indians game at League Park on Lexington and East 66th were $1.60 for box seats, $1.35 for reserve seats, and $.55 for the bleachers.
Cy Young: American Baseball Hero tells the life story of Cy Young, the hardest-throwing pitcher in baseball history, and introduces middle-grade readers to America's favorite pastime, explaining balls, strikes, and outs in an exciting and easy-to-understand way.
The biography chronicles the life of Ray Chapman, a celebrated baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, whose promising career was tragically cut short in 1920 when he was struck fatally by a fastball. It explores his remarkable journey, including his marriage to heiress Kathleen Daly, juxtaposing his fairy tale existence with the devastating turn of events that led to his untimely death, ultimately reflecting on the fragility of dreams in the face of unforeseen tragedy.