100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball

100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball

In celebration of the 100th issue of Whoâ‚¬s Who in Baseballâ‚¬"one of the gameâ‚¬s most venerable publicationsâ‚¬"comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each yearâ‚¬s issue.

100 Years of Whoâ‚¬s Who in Baseball is a colorful, must-have book of baseball nostalgia for fans of the American Pastime.

The start of the baseball season brings with it a host of annual traditions and reminders, and one of the most belovedâ‚¬"the annual Whoâ‚¬s Who in Baseballâ‚¬"arrives on newsstands across the country every Spring Training. The 2015 season marks 100 years of Whoâ‚¬s Who delivering year-by-year stats to generations of baseball fans to quickly and easily track a playerâ‚¬s performance from the minors to the majors. And while Whoâ‚¬s Who is trusted as an authoritative source of baseball statistics and has been used by generations of club executives, broadcasters, journalists, and fansâ‚¬"itâ‚¬s the publicationâ‚¬s cover subject that each year generates as much hot-stove speculation and buzz as off-season rumors of trades, firings, and pitching rotations.

In partnership with Whoâ‚¬s Who in Baseball, this celebratory book features each of the annual's 100 iconic covers in full color along with an account of why the player rated the cover and what was going on in baseball at the time. From baseballâ‚¬s deadball era to the dawn of â‚¬Å“replay review,â‚¬Â this collection offers a gorgeously illustrated history of the game.
Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 100 colour illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-02-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781493010158

Country	USA
Brand	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	100 colour illustrations
ReleaseDate	2015-02-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781493010158

100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball

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