Nineteenth Century Baseball: Year-By-Year Statistics for the Major League Teams, 1871 Through 1900 [Library Binding]

Marshall D. Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996

The teams are listed by league, with full rosters and complete statistics for each player. An introductory section for each year places the league in historical perspective. Exhaustive team and player indexes are also included.

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Sports statistician Wright provides a year-by-year record of the early big leagues. He provides brief histories and full records of play in the early Major League circuits from National Association to the budding American League. Large public libraries should add this to their reference shelves.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"introduces the team statistics for each league's season with a clearly written summary of the highlights of the year's baseball. These summaries provide insight on some of the more colorful figures of baseball and details of the financial negotiations of the time" -- AB Bookman's Weekly

"libraries should add this to their reference shelves" -- Library Journal

"more thorough and inclusive [than other sources]. Recommended" -- Choice

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Product Details

• Library Binding: 350 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786401818
• ISBN-13: 978-0786401819
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,338,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book on 19th Century Baseball, December 23, 2007

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This review is from: Nineteenth Century Baseball: Year-By-Year Statistics for the Major League Teams, 1871 Through 1900 (Paperback)

If you are into ALL the statistics about the teams that played in organised baseball in the 19th Century, then this book is for you. Each year is reviewed briefly and then the stats for each team AND players is presented. Nothing has been left out.
This is a very comprehensive account of the leagues, teams and players that played baseball in the 19th Century, as well as the evolution of baseball, and the creation of modern day baseball.
A fantastic achievement, and an extremely worthwhile companion of baseball history. Worth every cent.