Baseball Records Registry: The Best and Worst Single-Day Performances and the Stories Behind Them

By Joe Dittmar and Joseph J. Dittmar

On May 1, 1920, the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins battled to a 1-1 tie--after 26 innings, the longest major league game ever. While the Braves-Robins game featured impeccable pitching and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786402938
• ISBN13: 9780786402939
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great For Baseball Fans

This is a terrific book that gives detailed accounts of all the weird and interesting record setting games in baseball history from 1901-1997. The author has obviously done a lot of diligent research, and I find the book fascinating. Do you know the record for most stolen base attempts by one team in game? (20!). Did you know that a man once pitched a complete 9-inning game throwing only 58 pitches? (Think about that one--it's described in here). This is great for people who love statistics, but the accounts of the games are also very well-written, and loaded with trivia anecdotes. I only wish there could be an updated version someday. Highly recommended.