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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Book for All Baseball FansBy Robert Ebert“Reading’s Big League Exhibition Games” is a wonderful concoction of baseball, nostalgia, and humor. Through a combination of pictures, box scores, and witty commentary, Brian Engelhardt leads the reader through the 72 exhibition games played in Reading, PA by major-league clubs or barnstorming teams between 1874 and 2000. Sometimes the games pit major league teams against their minor league affiliates in Reading. For example, in 1953, the Reading Indians team, which included 12 future major leaguers, battled into extra its parent , winners of 111 games on its way to the pennant. Sometimes the games involve talent less evenly matched. In 1907, a team of Reading minor leaguers was shut out by and the Giants one day only to be shut out by and the Philadelphia A’s three days later.The characters of the book are the legends of baseball: players such a , Lou Gerhig, , , and Moe Berg, But what makes the book come to life is Mr. Engelhardt’s unique perspective. He tells the story of a 1964 game between the Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals where Dick Stuart, the slugging Sox , a towering home and, as he trotted around the bases, thumbed his nose at fans who had been heckling him earlier in the game. The book also contains statistics not found in traditional baseball books, noting, for example, that Harold “Pie” Taynor “complied a lifetime average of .320 (as opposed to 3.14159).”“Reading’s Big League Exhibition Games” is a book for all baseball fans. Highly recommended reading.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Loved the old photos and storiesBy barbara l farleyA "must read" for all Philadelphia area baseball fans. And all baseball trivia people. Loved the old photos and stories. My husband and I are both from baseball fan families going back to our grandfathers and we really enjoyed the book. Packed full of information. Now know how the Pirates were named. My brother-in-law is now reading it- another baseball fan.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For Fans of Minor League and Major League BaseballBy Ron BackerReading's Big League Exhibition Games by Brian C Engelhardt will be a pleasant surprise for all fans of baseball. The book is a look at the exhibition games played by major league teams in Reading, over the last 140 years or so. Reading is a medium-size city located about an hour west of Philadelphia, so no major league teams have ever been located there. However, in most years, Reading has had a minor league team, including the Keystones, the Indians, the Phillies and most recently, the Fightins. While Reading may not be a town, its baseball history has been filled with major league ballplayers.Engelhardt’s book comes alive with stories about these major leaguers, many of whom are Hall of Famers, such as nearly forgotten old-timers like , King Kelly and through the famous players of decades gone by like Babe Ruth, and to more recent players such as Mike Schmidt and . Not-so-special players are also included, such as Vic Wertz, who is most famous for hitting the long fly ball that caught in Game 1 of the 1954 and Mike Rogodzinski, who had a short career in the majors in Philadelphia as a reserve player but is now remembered for the greeting on the scoreboard whenever he came to bat, “I’m a Rogo Rooter.”Reading's Big League Exhibition Games is filled with fun facts and great anecdotes about the summer game. The photos in the book, too numerous to count, are worth the price of the book alone. Reading's Big League Exhibition Games, while a fond reflection of baseball played in a small city, is also an engaging history of over 100 years of major league baseball. Reading's Big League Exhibition Games is recommended for all baseball fans, not just those from Reading, PA.

While Reading may be known today for the Fightin’ Phils, it has also been the site of 72 games played by 17 major- league franchises and barnstorming teams since 1874. Among the teams that have played in these exhibition games are the , Philadelphia Athletics, , New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals, along with appearances by baseball greats Babe Ruth, , Mike Schmidt, , and . Reading fans have looked on as both the 1906 Phillies and A’s tried to catch a bunny on the field mid-game, cheered for Christy Mathewson’s shutouts, sang “Happy Birthday” to , and watched “Shoeless” Joe Jackson hit a .

About the AuthorBrian C. Engelhardt is a Reading historian and regular contributor to the Historical of Berks County, as well as publications from the Society of American Baseball Research. He has gathered photographs from the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Berks County Historical Society, the Reading Fightin’ Phils, and other private collections.

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