Title: Curve ball : baseball, statistics, and the role of chance in the game /
Authors: Albert, Jim, 1953-; Bennett, Jay.
Publisher: Copernicus Books,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Baseball Statistics.
Contents: Introduction -- Simple models from tabletop baseball games -- Exploring baseball data -- Introducing probability -- Situational effects -- Streakiness (or, the hot hand) -- Measuring offensive performance -- Average runs per play -- The curvature of baseball -- Making sense of baseball strategy -- Measuring clutch play -- Prediction -- Did the best team win? -- Post-game comments (a brief afterword) -- Tabletop baseball games.