num_pages: 143
description: Traces the first twenty-five years of the National League, from 1876 to 1900, and follows the early development of baseball from its status as a local game to its acceptance as the national pastime
language: English
title: Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime
titlecomplete: Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Atheneum