Baseball FAQ: All That's Left to Know about America's Pastime

by Tom DeMichael

Book Overview

Was Abner Doubleday the architect of baseball? What exactly did it mean to be a "professional" baseball player in the 1870s? What goes on in the front office? What exactly is the Eephus pitch? What are "the tools of ignorance"? Readers will find the answers to these questions - and many others - in the pages of this remarkable baseball reference that's essential reading for fans of the game.

Part history book, part instructional guide, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617136069
• ISBN13: 9781617136061
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"