The Baseball Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of Major League Baseball

by David Nemec, Dick Johnson, Stephen Hanks

From Wee Willie Keeler to Slammin' Sammy Sosa, The Baseball Chronicle captures the drama and splendor of America's national pastime. Illustrated with more than 1,400 photographs, this book brings to life the entire history of modern major league baseball.

Inside you'll find more than a century's worth of information - the players, the races, the playoffs and World Series - broken down into accessible year-by-year chapters. Each year contains:

The major events on and off the field
Stats and record-setting performances of the dominant players
Batting kings, MVPs, Rookies of the Year, and other award winners
Rare historical photographs and exciting action photos

Save a special place in your sports library for this historic publication.

Genres: Baseball, Nonfiction, Sports, Reference

656 pages, Hardcover

First published February 29, 2000

Reviews

[Don LaFountaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this year by year chronological look back at the history of Major League Baseball.

It starts with the "1800's" and then goes to 1901 where each year is given a summary at the beginning. At the bottom is a banner that is filled with information, stats, and other notable happening in baseball during that year. Some of the articles that are in the pages are an extension of the banner items, but each mini write up has a picture to go along with a longer description of the topic. Admittedly, sometimes it is only a few additional words, but the pics make it worth it. As the years pass in the book, the number if pages in the year grow as the game of baseball expands and new changes occur. By the time the reader gets to the end of the book, the last year (2001) has as many pages as 1901, 1902, and part of 1903.

This is a fun book to read and look at, especially if you are looking at the "Golden Years" of Major League Baseball. The book stops at 2001, so it is not the most updated that it could be. Having stopped at that time, does not make any mention of steroids and/or performance enhancing drugs, (though it does mention the cocaine drug scandal in the early 80's). With that said, it can be a fascinating book for fans of baseball, especially new, young fans. I would certainly recommend it to any baseball fan as a fun passage through baseball history.

[Shannon Dykes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed read parts of this book tot he boys and looking at the pictures. A very awesome book if you like to read bits of baseball history.