New Baseball Book Focuses On History of First Time Happenings in the MLB

08/20/2013 / SubmitMyPR /

MindStir Media author Richard L. Chilton brings readers back to the name, to the story behind the name, to the moment of its happening, and its results in 638 pages. Richard said, "It's a great guide for baseball fans and media professionals alike taking you back to the creation of the National League in 1876."

"I found that oftentimes (in baseball) people want to know who was the first to do something," said the author. "You get a one name answer, but you want to know more about where and how it happened… So I decided to do this question and answer book and then elaborate on the answers."

“The book is not only an interesting read for every fan but also very helpful to those involved in baseball, such as radio and television broadcasters to have on-hand to use as reference," Mr. Chilton concluded.

The Groundbreakers! is available in paperback and digitally at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble for $17.95 or less.

About the author:
Richard Chilton, a thirty-year member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), is a retired advertising and marketing executive whose passion for the history of baseball has prompted him to write about the national pastime. His first book, The Great American Baseball Lineup Quiz Book, was favorably reviewed in Sports Illustrated, St. Louis Post Dispatch, USA Today, and other media. Mr. Chilton has appeared on selected sports talk shows as well as the Morning Show in Detroit. He followed that with a second baseball book, “Never Before, Never Since,” before writing “Diary of a Giants Fan,” the first 75 years of New York Football Giants history describing the most memorable games in franchise history as personally experienced and researched over more than 400 games.

About the publisher:
MindStir Media is a full-service self-publishing company that provides self-publishing assistance via several self-publishing packages. The packages include mentoring from a bestselling author; custom book design; royalties up to 100%; publishing in paperback, eBook, and audiobook; book distribution and marketing; and more. Visit the publisher's website at www.MindStirMedia.com.