Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events » (Reprint)

Dan Gordon is the author of Cape Encounters: Contemporary Cape Cod Ghost Stories. He lives in Providence, RI.

Mickey Bradley is a freelance sportswriter and has written on topics ranging from sports to science to humor and entertainment. He lives in Schenectady, NY.

A collection of "otherworldly" stories collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, which explores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.

Introduction     ix
Ghosts, Spirits, and Unexplained Events
Field of Legends     3
The Bird and Jim Thome     17
The Ghosts of Yankee Stadium     27
Unsafe at Home     47
Stompin' at the Vinoy     55
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls     63
The Magic Flute     71
Fright Night in L.A.     77
Friendly Ghosts in the Friendly Confines     87
Rallying Spirits     95
An Otherworldly World Series     109
"Clear My Name"     123
I See Dead People     137
Shelf Life     145
Coming Home to Rest     149
Room 231     157
If the Monster Could Talk     163
Let's Take the Stairs     167
Fowl Ball     171
Curses
The Plague of the Plaque     181
Giving Up the Goat     191
A Foul Ball     203
The Pitcher Bewitcher     207
The Superfan with Superpowers     213
When Is a Curse Not a Curse     221
Curse Busters, Inc.     229
Bedeviled     237
Lesser-Known Curses     245
Angels in the OutpatientClinic     251
Acknowledgments     259
References     261
Index     265
About the Authors     276