Baseball cyclopedia / / by Ernest J. Lanigan

• Autore: Lanigan Ernest J (Ernest John), <1873-1962, >
• Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2005]; ©2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.357/03
• Soggetto topico: Baseball - Records - United States; Baseball players - United States
• Note generali: Includes index.; Originally published: New York : Baseball Magazine Co., c1922. With new editor's note.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Baseball cyclopedia
• ISBN: 1-4766-0926-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808594403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: McFarland historical baseball library ; ; 5.