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Publication Date: February 24, 2003
It's Time For Those Two Favorite Words Of Spring: "PLAY BALL!"
The Sports Encyclopedia BASEBALL 2003
By David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft
Baseball fans, more than any others, love statistics. Stats are as much a part of the game and its history as hot dogs and mustard at the ballpark. When the words "Play Ball!" echo once again across every baseball diamond in America it is time to turn to the classic reference book of our national pastime, The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL 2003, completely updated for the new season.
This newest edition offers fans coast-to-coast the one-volume statistical history sure to settle debates about everything that is baseball for the past century of the game from 1901 through 2002. Each fan will be able to get a head start on the 2003 season by flipping through page after page of updated and revised lifetime stats for every player, as well as following each team's ups and downs with seasonal summaries. The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL 2003 includes:
- Text and stats on the entire 20th century of baseball and the start of the new century
- Compares Barry Bonds' incredible season with Mark McGwire's record year and all other great home run hitters
- MVPs, Triple Crown winners, and Hall of Fame members
- Details of every playoff game and World Series game every played
- Details of every no-hitter since 1901
- Each players season and lifetime stats
- All-time batting and pitching leaders
- Exciting text about each season's pennant race
Chock full of fascinating statistical trivia, great stories, and Standing Room Only loads of baseball lore, The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL 2003 remains the essential book for every baseball fan.
Praise for The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL:
"A fine contribution to baseball statistical sourcery."
--The Sporting News
"A must for serious baseball fans."
--Entertainment Weekly
"This book is the final arbiter of all kinds of baseball questions, and some establishments have been known to keep a copy on the shelf just to settle some of the arguments that come across the bar."
--The Newark Star Ledger
"Year in and year out, the indispensable reference."
--The Seattle Times-Post Intelligencer
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
David S. Neft is a statistician and Vice President of research for the Gannett Company. A noted historian, he is the coauthor of the Sports Encyclopedia series for St. Martin's Press. He lives in New York City.
Richard M. Cohen is deceased.
Michael L. Neft is a researcher and lives in New York City.
The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL 2003
By David Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft
Publication Date: February 24, 2003
Price: $22.95, A Griffin Trade Paperback Original
Pages: 792
ISBN # 0-312-30478-1
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