Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game
- ISBN-10
- 0786474300
- ISBN-13
- 9780786474301
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-01
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Authors
- William J. Ryczek, Peter Morris, Jan Finkel
Description
"Base Ball Founders completes the series of histories of the clubs and players responsible for making baseball the national pastime. More than 40 clubs and hundreds of pioneer players are profiled by leading experts on baseball's early years. The subjects include legendary clubs and fabled players but space is also given to less well remembered clubs"--
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