The 100 Greatest Baseball Games of the 20th Century Ranked [Paperback]

Joe J. Dittmar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2000

More than 150,000 major league baseball games were played in the 20th century. Here are ranked the 100 greatest, the very best (less than 1/10th of 1 percent) of the contests. They feature brilliant individual pitching performances, pitching duels, remarkable individual batting achievements, team offensive explosions, mind-numbing comebacks, multiple lead changes, team rivalries and heroics in final at-bats. The games are from the regular season, pennant races, playoffs, and the World Series. The inclusion of some games might be surprising, but all of them twanged or hammered the nerves of both spectators and participants.

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About the Author

Joseph J. Dittmar has authored numerous articles for The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) publications The National Pastime and Baseball Research Journal. His previous work for McFarland, Baseball Records Registry, (1997, $55), merited the 1997 The Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award. He lives in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786409150
• ISBN-13: 978-0786409150
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,228,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 8, 2004

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This review is from: The 100 Greatest Baseball Games of the 20th Century Ranked (Paperback)

This is a great book for baseball fans. I haven't met one yet that can resist picking this book up and browsing. The book is well written and does a great job of capturing the emotions, drama and character of the games. Mr. Dittmar obviously did his homework and often includes funny historical tidbits. The inclusion of the box scores is an added bonus.

"The 100 Greatest Baseball Games of the 20th Century Ranked" is great for reliving the classic games you've seen and learning about the classic games you never got to see. I highly recommend this book.