Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball,9781892129031

Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball

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Edition: 6th
ISBN13: 9781892129031
ISBN10: 1892129035
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-03-01
Publisher(s): Total Sports
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Summary

Total Baseball VI is a complete baseball library in a single book. World famous for its originality and comprehensive reference value, this encyclopedia inspired the formation of Total Sports, Inc., and the publication of Total Hockey and Total Football. Now updated with the latest stats, records, rosters, registers, histories, and insightful essays, it makes a great gift for any baseball fan. This latest edition includes Bob Creamer's special commemorative tribute to Casey Stengle and a special section on the history of the home run.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
PART ONE Introduction 1(614)
The History
3(113)
1. Our Game
3(10)
John Thorn
2. Team Histories
13(59)
Frederick Ivor-Campbell
Matthew Silverman
3. Ballparks
72(32)
Philip J. Lowry
4. Major League Attendance
104(6)
Robert L. Tiemann
Pete Palmer
5. The True Father of Baseball
110(3)
John Thorn
6. Casey Stengel in 1949
113(3)
Robert W. Creamer
The Players
116(377)
7. The 400 Greatest
116(99)
John B. Holway
Bob Carroll
8. Baseball Families
215(7)
Larry Amman
9. Streaks and Feats
222(25)
Jack Kavanagh
10. Awards and Honors
247(40)
Bill Deane
11. The All-Star Game
287(19)
Frederick Ivor-Campbell
12. Postseason Play
306(187)
Frederick Ivor-Campbell
David Pietrusza
Other Leagues
493(85)
13. Black Ball
493(17)
Jules Tygiel
14. The Minor Leagues
510(17)
Bob Hoie
15. Baseball in Japan
527(9)
Yoichi Nagata
John B. Holway
16. Baseball in the Caribbean
536(8)
Rob Ruck
17. Baseball in Canada
544(5)
Bruce L. Prentice
Merritt Clifton
18. Baseball in Australia
549(10)
Robert Laidlaw
19. History of the Korean Baseball Organization
559(4)
Thomas St. John
20. Baseball in Taiwan
563(7)
Jeffrey Wilson
21. Spring Training
570(4)
Myles E. Friedman
22. Women in Baseball
574(4)
Debra A. Shattuck
The Game Off the Field
578(37)
23. The Amateur Draft
578(8)
Allan Simpson
24. Baseball Reporting
586(6)
Jack Lang
25. Fantasy Baseball Games
592(6)
Don L. Daglow
Jack Kavanagh
Garth Chouteau
26. Reel Baseball
598(12)
Bob Carroll
Rob Edelman
27. Baseball Collecting
610(5)
Barry Halper
Bill Madden
PART TWO The Registers, Leaders, and Rosters 615(1884)
The History of Major League Baseball Statistics
615(15)
John Thorn
Pete Palmer
Joseph M. Wayman
Sabermetrics
630(8)
Pete Palmer
John Thorn
The Evolution of Baseball Records
638(6)
Marty Appel
Going, Going, Gone
644(8)
Gary Gillette
The Player Register
652(732)
The Pitcher Register
1384(519)
The Annual Record
1903(483)
Pete Palmer
James Charlton
The All-Time Leaders
2386(66)
Lifetime Leaders
2389(34)
Single Season Leaders
2423(29)
Manager Roster
2452(27)
The Coach Roster
2479(9)
The Umpire Roster
2488(7)
Owners and Officials Roster
2495(4)
Appendixes 2499(24)
1. Baseball Quotations 2499(8)
Sean Lahman
2. Famous Firsts 2507(3)
David Pietrusza
3. Take Me Out to the Ballgame 2510(3)
Warner Fusselle
4. Baseball and the Armed Services 2513(8)
Harrington E. Crissey, Jr
5. How to Score a Game 2521(2)
Neil Cohen
Notes on Contributors 2523(5)
Glossary of Statistical Terms 2528(10)
Team and League Abbreviations 2538

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