The Best Book of Baseball Facts and Stats

Friend, Luke; Zminda, Don; Mehno, John

ISBN 10: 155297667X / ISBN 13: 9781552976678

Published by Firefly Books, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Best Book of Baseball Facts and Stats
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155297667X
• ISBN 13: 9781552976678
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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

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.