The great encyclopedia of 19th century major league baseball
By: David Nemec.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1046
ISBN-13: 9780817314996
Subjects: Baseball -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Baseball -- United States -- Encyclopedias.; Baseball players -- United States -- Registers.
Genres: Encyclopedias.; Registers.
Other titles: Great encyclopedia of nineteenth century major league baseball
Description: "This authoritative compendium presents facts, statistics, photographs, and analyses that define baseball in its formative first decades. The result is an essential work of reference and at the same time a treasury of baseball history." "This new edition adds much material unearthed since the first edition, fills gaps, and corrects errors, while presenting a number of new stories and details that improve the previous edition in more than 1,200 instances."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The annual record; title: The seasonal record and report; title: Player register; title: Pitcher register; title: Manager roster; title: Umpire roster; title: Nineteenth century single season and career leaders.