Baseball Reference Books

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Posted By: chris

Hi all,

I am looking for a baseball encyclopdia of sorts...a book that has a bio on nearly every major league there was. Any suggestions would be very helpful... I was at Borders the other day and say a baseball encycolpedia which really only had stats.

thanks!

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Posted By: craig

i have one that is called The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. i think that it is a SABR book. the book inclubes info on players who had: 1950-present 500 at-bats or 100 innings, 1920-50 750 ab or 250 ip, 1900-20 1000 ab or 500 ip. dont know what they used for the inclusion of players from the 1800s. it is a great book full of great stories on players and their #s.

here is a link to a copy on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Ballplayers-Ultimate-Huge-Baseball-Stat-Book-1st_W0QQitemZ260037196235QQihZ016QQcategoryZ378QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Posted By: Bob Beyerle

Baseball The Biographical Encyclopedia
Copyright 2000 Total/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Edited by- DAVID PIETRUSZA, MATTHEW SILVERMAN, MICHAEL GERSHAM
List price, $49.95

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Are you seeking info on the leagues or the players?

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Posted By: chris

thanks guys..i will be checking some of those out.

i am looking for player references..

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

Here's a link that you might find helpful form the forum's Historical Sites page:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/

Patrick