OT: Baseball Origins

Runscott · #1 01-30-2013, 10:34 AM

My pleasure. It doesn't really say anything 'new'

, but for me it validates some things that were written later.

Thanks for the Thorn recommendation. My library is about 50% baseball history, but I haven't yet read Thorn's book.

So far, David Block's 'Baseball Before We Knew it' is my favorite in terms of depth of research and presentation of thinking. It's also a good read and David's a great guy.

deebro041 · #2 01-30-2013, 11:10 AM

Thank you for posting Scott! What other early Base Ball books do you recommend? I love to read Peter Morris's works, especially But Didn't We Have Fun.

Runscott · #3 01-30-2013, 11:18 AM

If you are a 19th century researcher, I think Preston Orem's book is a must.

deebro041 · #4 01-30-2013, 11:37 AM

Baseball 1845-1881? Yes i have that book, 2/3 way throught it.

mattsey9 · #5 01-30-2013, 01:41 PM

Sol White's History of Colored Baseball is also a must.

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