The Complete Boston Red Sox: Fully Revised & Up to Date, The Total Encyclopedia of the Team [Hardcover]

Derek Gentile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

The most definitive and up-to-date encyclopedia ever compiled on The Boston Red Sox including life-time statistics for every player to ever wear a Red Sox uniform, even for just one inning.

The stories and numbers compiled here tell the tale of all the contributors to the Red Sox legacy. It includes every player who ever played for the team and features every stat and important moment alongside fascinating anecdotes, lists, and biographies from the Red Sox's fabled history. Includes more than 100 photographs.

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About the Author

Derek Gentile is a reporter for the Berkshire Eagle and the baseball historian for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He is also the author of Smooth Moves and Baseball's Best 1,000, both published by Black Dog & Leventhal. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; First Edition Thus edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579123783
• ISBN-13: 978-1579123789
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,957,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dubious... Caveat Emptor, Sox fans., April 18, 2004

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Alex Tucker "a tucker" (Chattanooga, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Boston Red Sox (Hardcover)

The statistical side is nothing special, with info you could get from The Baseball Encyclopedia or a host of great (and thorough) websites. The most glaring red flag was its description of the '78 playoff game, in which the author claims Bucky Dent hit his homer tying the game at 3-3. Anyone with a modicum of baseball knowledge knows the Sox had a 2-0 lead at that point and Dent's homer put the Yanks ahead. If Mr. Gentile can't be bothered to research that correctly, then what else has he gotten wrong? Nope, avoid this and go read David Halberstam, Thomas Boswell or Roger Angell. In fact, read all of them and feed your soul.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on a great team, July 17, 2004

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"bad_mf_on_the_block" (South Cackalacka, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Boston Red Sox (Hardcover)

I have been a Red Sox fan for many years. I stood by them despite their losses and what not. The last reviewer is immature. Barry Bonds doesn't like the Red Sox, well Bonds IMHO is a steroid abusing loser who treats his fans like dirt and is a sucker waiting for a fall. The Sox are going to win the World Series finally.