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Aaron, Hank, 12, 15, 18, 31–32, launch angle, 19, 21–23 Thomson, Bobby, 28
41, 54 live ball era, 17, 56
air density, 24–25 Los Angeles Dodgers, 32, 35–37, World Series, 9, 12, 26, 28, 30–31,
Alonso, Pete, 7, 35 47, 49–50 33–35, 37–39, 43, 45–46, 48,
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Bonds, Barry, 17–18, 32, 54 Mantle, Mickey, 13, 29–30, 41, 45 World War II, 11, 44
Boston Red Sox, 9–10, 14, 33, Maris, Roger, 13–14, 16–17, 49 Wrigley Field, 23
44–47, 53 Mays, Willie, 12, 52, 54
Brooklyn Dodgers, 11–12, 28 Mazeroski, Bill, 30–31 Yankee Stadium, 12, 14, 22
McGwire, Mark, 16–17, 49–50
Carter, Joe, 38–39 Minnesota Twins, 7, 37–38, 46,
Chicago Cubs, 16–17, 26–27, 42, 48–51
45, 48, 50
Cincinnati Reds, 33, 49, 51 National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Coors Field, 25 See Hall of Fame
Negro Leagues, 10–12, 42, 52
dead ball era, 8, 10, 14–16 New York Giants, 12, 28, 41
New York Mets, 7, 52
exit velocity, 21, 23, 56 New York Yankees, 7, 10, 13–14,
26, 29–30, 33–35, 45, 47–48,
Fenway Park, 23, 33 53
Fisk, Carlton, 33
Freese, David, 39–40 Oh, Sadaharu, 15
Game 7, 30, 33, 37–38, 40 pitcher’s mound, 36, 38, 57
Gibson, Josh, 12 Puckett, Kirby, 37–38
Gibson, Kirk, 35–37
golden age, 10, 14 Robinson, Frank, 15, 49–50
Robinson, Jackie, 11–12
Hall of Fame, 12, 24, 41–54 Ruth, Babe, 8–10, 12–17, 26–29,
humidity, 24 31–32, 41, 45, 53
Jackson, Reggie, 15, 34–35, 41, San Francisco Giants, 17, 43, 52, 54
47–48 Sosa, Sammy, 16–17, 34, 50
steroids, 17–18, 47, 49, 54–55
Killebrew, Harmon, 15, 48 St. Louis Cardinals, 16, 39–40, 49,
kinetic energy, 21–22 52
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