The World Series: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Fall Classic
- ISBN-10
- 157912206X
- ISBN-13
- 9781579122065
- Series
- The World Series
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
- Author
- Josh Leventhal
Description
Uses archival photographs, detailed statistics, and game narratives to present a chronological history of baseball's World Series.
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