Baseball Chronicle 2008 - Chronicle Author:David Nemec, Stu Shea, Paul Adomites From Wee Willie Keeler to the Red Sox Nation, The Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-Year History of Major League Baseball captures the drama, history, and splendor of America's pastime. Packed with more than 1,500 photographs, this book brings to life baseball's most meaningful milestones. You'll read about the legends of ... more »the game, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Lou Gehrig, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr., Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez.
Whether you root for the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, or any of the other 26 Major League Baseball teams, you'll enjoy more than a century's worth of fascinating information—the players, the pennant races, the World Series, the All-Star Games. And it's all broken down into easy-to-read, year-by-year chapters. Each year's review contains:
A season overview, which recounts the year's biggest stories, on and off the field, as well as its hottest controversies.
Statistics and record-setting performances by the dominant players.
Batting champions, MVPs, rookies of the year, and other award winners.
Rare historical photos and exciting action shots.
From the dead-ball era to the modern-day game, experience the thrills of each season with The Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-Year History of Major League Baseball, a collector's volume for fans of any era.« less