The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires

Author:   David Nemec ,  John Thorn
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786468904


Pages:   314
Publication Date:   03 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Nemec ,  John Thorn
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780786468904


ISBN 10:   0786468904
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   03 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by John Thorn      Introduction      THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY      The Pitchers      The Catchers      The First Basemen      The Second Basemen      The Third Basemen      The Shortstops      The Outfielders      The Managers      The Umpires      The Owners      Bibliography      Contributors      Index     

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this reference work will be a boon to serious baseball historians --<i>Library Journal</i>; a necessary purchase for baseball collections. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>; essential...highly recommended --<i>ARBA</i>; if you're looking for something different and innovative, turn to just about any work by baseball historian David Nemec. Not only is Nemec a meticulous writer, he also is a determined researcher who enjoys nothing better than to uncover a nugget of information about a baseball player that will make you stop and think. Nemec breathes life into some of the most obscure names of baseball...a valuable reference source. It's Interesting, entertaining and educational --<i>Tampa Bay Online</i>; offers vital statistics and biographical info on less-known figures in the history of the sport --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


this reference work will be a boon to serious baseball historians --Library Journal; a necessary purchase for baseball collections. Highly recommended --Choice; essential...highly recommended --ARBA; if you're looking for something different and innovative, turn to just about any work by baseball historian David Nemec. Not only is Nemec a meticulous writer, he also is a determined researcher who enjoys nothing better than to uncover a nugget of information about a baseball player that will make you stop and think. Nemec breathes life into some of the most obscure names of baseball...a valuable reference source. It's Interesting, entertaining and educational --Tampa Bay Online; offers vital statistics and biographical info on less-known figures in the history of the sport --Reference & Research Book News.


Author Information

David Nemec, a baseball historian, novelist, and playwright, has published six novels and authored or coauthored more than 30 books on baseball. The recipient of the Sporting News Research Award, he lives in Agoura Hills, California.

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