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The Book
Big League Baseball
A History
Volume 1: 1871-1893
The Road to Sixty Feet Six Inches
By Paul DeFonzo
Opening in 1871 with the founding of baseball’s first professional league and closing in 1893 when the modern pitching distance was established at sixty feet six inches, this is the first volume of author Paul DeFonzo’s epic illustrated history of Big League Baseball.
- 8.5″ x 11″ x .5″
- Softcover
- 80 full-color illustrations
- 185 pages
- Standard & Signature Editions
With chronological chapters dedicated to one full season each, Paul highlights the best players, by position, for every season, offensively and defensively; recounts memorable pennant races, the evolution of post-season play, the progress of the Negro Leagues, and important rule changes; and employs some innovative statistical analysis along the way.