Baseball cyclopedia / by Ernest J. Lanigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanigan, Ernest J. (Ernest John), 1873-1962, author.

Series:

McFarland historical baseball library ; 5.

McFarland historical baseball library ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Records--United States.

Baseball.

Baseball players--United States.

Baseball players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ernest J. Lanigan was the nephew of Sporting News founder Al Spink and one of three men in his immediate family to gain acclaim as a newspaperman. As sports editor for the New York Press and official scorer for a handful of World Series, he was the premier statistician of his day. Lanigan compiled the first baseball encyclopedia in 1922, and it is reprinted here with each of its twelve annual supplements. As the original publisher advertised on the book's title page, it ""[c]omprises a review of Professional Baseball, the history of all Major League Clubs, playing records and unique events, th

Contents:

The national pastime

A brief outline of the history of baseball in the cities of the leading professional circuits

Baseball's leaders and title holders

Famous games, famous players, famous feats

World's Series' facts and figures from 1884 to 1921, inclusive

The minor leagues operating in 1922

Brief but comprehensive records of more than 3,500 major league ball players.

Notes:

Includes index.

Originally published: New York : Baseball Magazine Co., c1922. With new editor's note.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0926-8