The Complete New York Clipper Baseball Biographies: More Than 800 Sketches of Players, Managers, Owners, Umpires, Reporters and Others, 1859-1903 (2 VOLUMES)

Jean-Pierre Caillault

ISBN 10: 0786433736 / ISBN 13: 9780786433735

Published by McFarland & Company, 2009

About this Item

Very good condition 2 volume softcover set. Previous owner's address label is pasted on front covers otherwise in perfect condition. 747 total pages including index.

Seller Inventory # 07220051

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete New York Clipper Baseball Biographies: More Than 800 Sketches of Players, Managers, Owners, Umpires, Reporters and Others, 1859-1903 (2 VOLUMES)
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786433736
• ISBN 13: 9780786433735
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

The New York Clipper (according to its masthead "The Oldest American Sporting and Theatrical Journal") was the standard bearer of sports weeklies during the 19th century. One of the Clipper's features was a weekly biographical portrait of a sporting figure. More than 800 baseball players, managers, owners, umpires, and writers were thus portrayed. These biographies are collected in alphabetical order, accompanied by more than 600 portraits. The book features a foreword by noted sports historian John Thorn and more than 600 line-art drawings.

About the Author

Jean-Pierre Caillault is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and professor of astronomy at the University of Georgia, where he also teaches classes on the physics of baseball, the history of the major leagues, and sabermetrics. He has written articles for Baseball Digest and Baseball Research Journal. He lives in Winterville, Georgia.