Baseball Catalog - Hardcover

Schlossberg, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824604261 ISBN 13: 9780824604264

Publisher: Jonathan David Pub, 2000

Synopsis

A fascinating compendium of stoires, rare photographs, art, cartoons, information panels, and memorabilia follows the history of baseball from its origins before the Civil War through the latest inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, emphasizing the obscure, unusual, and nostalgic in a special, updated millennium edition of the popular baseball reference.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Schlossberg is baseball editor of Legends Sports Memorabilia and The Encyclopedia America Annual; contributing editor of Bill Mazeroski's Baseball and Baseball Illustrated; columnist for Yankees Magazine; and a regular writer for Street & Smith's Official Baseball Yearbook, Tuff Stuff, Sports Collectors Digest, and numerous team and inflight periodicals. His byline has also appeared in Baseball Digest, The Sporting News, and The Official World Series Program.

A former Associated Press (AP) sports editor for New Jersey, Schlossberg has covered the All-Star Game, playoffs, World Series, winter meetings, and spring training for United Press International (UPI) and numerous newspapers. He is the author of The Baseball Catalog; The Baseball Book of Why; The Baseball IQ Challenge; Baseball Stars of 1985, 1986, and 1987; Pitching: Barons of the Bullpen; BasebalLaffs; and Hammerin Hank: the Henry Aaron Story. He was a major contributor to Total Baseball 2000; Total Braves; 1992-97 Baseball Almanac; Players of Cooperstown: Baseball's Hall of Fame; and The Wit & Wisdom of Baseball. REVIEW1: "It's a hit! Dan Schlossberg's Baseball Catalog is chock full of fun facts, scintillating sidebars, and fascinating lore about the greatest game on earth." REVIEW1_SOURCE: David Pietrusza, former president, Society for American Baseball Research REVIEW2: "This is the book I'd take with me on a long, long trip. Dan Schlossberg is always entertaining and he writes a good book, too." REVIEW2_SOURCE: W. Lloyd Johnson, editor, The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball REVIEW3: "I've been involved in baseball for more than 50 years, but I've seldom seen such a comprehensive compendium. Dan Schlossberg is obviously a great fan and a great student of the game." REVIEW3_SOURCE: Sy Berger, The Topps Company

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan David Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0824604261
• ISBN 13: 9780824604264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384