Original Articles by Members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

 National Pastime: 2004

24th annual "A Review of Baseball History"

Among the most serious baseball fans and (frequently) hobbyists are members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Now approaching its 40th anniversary, SABR has produced reams of baseball research and many dozens of publications. Here is a great one:

National Pastime (2004, Kansas City Royals Academy cover) is a 124-page, 8-1/2" X 11" soft cover publication full of original research by members of the Society for American Baseball Research. Some of this annual's features include:

• Kansas City Royals' Baseball Academy Richard Peurzer
• Death on the Diamond [Cal Drummond] Larry Gerlach
• Jose Mendez: Havana & Key West David Skinner
• Willard Brown, A Forgotten Ballplayer Walt Wilson
• Baseball's (Almost) Greatest Comeback Ever Lyle Spatz
• George Grantham Bain Steve L. Steinberg
• The Forgotten Games of Eddie Plank Dave Gulden
• "Vintage" Vintage Baseball Bob Tholkes
• How Baseball Began Randall Brown
• American Song, America's Game Matthew G. Doublestein
• From the Ivy League to the Big Leagues Jay Thomas
• Wally Snell Charlie Bevis
• Remembering the Congress Street Grounds Dixie Tourangeau
• Danny McDevitt: Ebbets Field Finale Bob Mayer
• The Black Press and the Collapse of the Negro League David Hopkins
• The Negro League World Championship of 1903-04 Bob Bailey
• The Cubs in Catalina Jim Vitti
• Old Timer's Day Tom Knight
• Baseball and Death in Iowa Bill Nowlin
• White Sox Suspended from the American League? Doug Pappas
• Babe Ruth at Sing Siong Prison Robert Gold
• Of Horsehides and Hexagrams Maxwell Kates

. . . and MORE Lots of good baseball reading.

This edition is in Excellent, lightly read condition. However, it has a tobacco smoke smell even after a several months' airing. 

This is a great opportunity to fill in an important spot in your baseball library.

 

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