The best book of baseball facts & stats ever! [Unknown Binding]

Luke Friend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2000

In 304 info-packed pages, The Best Book of Baseball Facts and Stats records all the important players, teams, games and statistics. Do you need to know the 1954 American League MVP? You'll find the answer on page 290. Want a detailed profile of Yogi Berra including some of his famous Yogi-ism? Turn to page 71. And if you want to chart the rise of the New York Yankees, turn to page 13.

Comprehensive and compact, The Best Book of Baseball Facts and Stats:

• Profiles more than 100 current and all-time great players
• Charts today's Major League franchises from their development to their current standings
• Details every World Series since 1903 and other key games
• Discusses the contributions of the best managers and how they shaped the game
• Celebrates the great stadiums including Fenway's Green Monster and Wrigley Field
• Looks at notorious scandals and controversies
• Includes comprehensive statistics for each position: single-game and single-season leaders for both the regular season and World Series
• Lists award winners, MVPs, rookies of the year, and Hall of Fame inductees

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Review

An attractive, well-designed, useful, and entertaining overview of the sport. (Michael Adams American Reference Books Annual, Volume 35 2004) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Don Zminda is co-editor of the STATS Scouting Notebook and co-author of From Abba Dabba to Zorro: The World of the Baseball Nickname. He is a nationally-knowned expert on sports statistics.

STATS Inc. is North America's most comprehensive agency for the dissemination of sports statistics. Based in Chicago, they supply the media with facts and figures on baseball as well as other sports.

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Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 304 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books (2000)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006RE1W0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Baseball Almanac, August 19, 2006

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N. Bilmes "bookaholic" (Vernon, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Book of Baseball Facts and Stats (Best Book of Baseball Facts & Stats) (Paperback)

This book has become a mainstay at my house, and a favorite of my family's as a reference tool. It's not as in-depth as Total Baseball or the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, but it gives quick summaries of Hall-of-Famers careers, great pennant races, important games from history, and also lists award winners, record holders, and seasonal batting and pitching leaders. The portability of this book makes it much easier to bring to games or to have near the TV.

A great resource, and well-written.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book ! An asset for a baseball fan !, June 15, 2002

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This review is from: Best Book Of Baseball Facts (Best Book of Baseball Facts & Stats) (Paperback)

This book is filled with lot of biographical information of teams, players, stadiums and such interesting games that occured in the past. If you like this kind of information such as statistics of the player and such as things you'll love this book as I do !
Let's read it an screams PLAY BALL !