The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

by Gary Gillette (Editor), Pete Palmer (Editor), Peter Gammons (Foreword)

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From the sports experts at ESPN comes the most informative baseball compilation ever created—and the next best thing to watching the home team win! 
 “I want a bumper sticker: You can have my Baseball Encyclopedia when you tear it from my cold, dead hands.”  —Bill James, author of the Historical Baseball Abstract
“Baseball fans haven’t been able to get this much for so little since baseball cards were a quarter a pack.”  —Mat Olkin, writer and editor for USA Today and Sports Weekly A baseball lover’s ultimate guide, based on a remarkable database compiled by the award-winning godfather of statistical baseball analysis, Pete Palmer, and edited by baseball historian and commentator Gary Gillette. Featuring totally revised and up-to-date statistics, this all-star encyclopedia presents the most complete and accurate portrait of the game of baseball ever compiled. Brought to fans at an unbeatable price, it’s brimming with illuminating essays and information. There’s comprehensive year-by-year and team-by-team batting and pitching statistics for all players in major league history; all-time leaders in 150 categories; all-inclusive coverage of career interruptions due to wartime military service; the most authoritative Negro League stats anywhere; and countless fascinating data about teams, managers, and ballparks. Plus every record ever set is noted and every active major league player’s numbers updated, with a detailed record of everything that happened in pro baseball this year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1872 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; 5 edition (February 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402760515
• ISBN-13: 978-1402760518
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,156 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition (Espn Baseball Encyclopedia), April 17, 2008

By	George Stockbridge Whitman "The Nedsters" (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a baseball fan and need an historical, reference book your library, The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition (Espn Baseball Encyclopedia) is the book. Every season, every player are at your fingertips. There are even sections on the Negro Leagues, Umpires, Coaches and Managers. The only area that is missing is the rosters for each team for each season. The volume does provide the regular players and most important reserves. The price is quite low for the most immense comprehensive single volume on the Nation's Pastime.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball Encyclopedia, July 22, 2008

By	Clarence A. Elliott - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We rely heavily on our ESPN's Baseball Encyclopedia when we have a question about baseball. We keep it readily available. This current edition is our second one. I recommend it to baseball fans.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball Encyclopedia, April 26, 2008

By	Brian G. Miller (Santee, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a wonderful and reasonably priced book for referencing the statistical record of the greatest game ever invented.