Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game

by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel

This book completes the series of histories of the clubs and players responsible for making baseball the national pastime that began with Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870 (McFarland 2011). Forty clubs and hundreds of pioneer players from the first hotbeds of New York City, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts are profiled by leading experts on baseball's early years. The subjects include legendary clubs such as the Knickerbockers of New York,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474300
• ISBN13: 9780786474301
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher