The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball

by David Nemec

The authoritative compendium of facts, statistics, photographs, and analysis that defines baseball in its formative first decades This comprehensive reference work covers the early years of major league baseball from the first game--May 4, 1871, a 2-0 victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the visiting Cleveland Forest City team--through the 1900 season. Baseball historian David Nemec presents complete team rosters and detailed player,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817314997
• ISBN13: 9780817314996
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 1056 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 9.0" x 11.6"