Book Description
Using various (and completely subjective) criteria including lifetime statistics, personal and professional contributions to the game at large, sportsmanship, character, popularity with the fans, and more, sports writer Derek Gentile ranks the best players of all time.
Along with a ranking, information on each player is presented, including the teams on which he has played throughout his career, positions played, lifetime statistics, and a brief biography--as well as a photograph. Baseball's Best 1,000 is sure to spark controversy and debate among fans.
Baseball's Best 1,000: Rankings of the Skills, the Achievements and the Perfomance of the Greatest Players of All Time FROM THE PUBLISHER
The first book to present the lives, legends, and lore of baseball's best 1,000 players together in one, gigantic, illustrated volume.
Using various (and largely subjective) criteria including lifetime statistics, personal and professional contributions to the game at large, sportsmanship, character, popularity with the fans, and more, sports writer Derek Gentile ranks the best players of all time.
Along with a ranking, information on each player is presented, including the teams on which he's played throughout his career, positions played, lifetime statistics, and a brief biography -- as well as a photograph. Baseball's Best 1,000 is sure to spark controversy and debate among fans.
About the Author
Derek Gentile is an award-winning reporter for the Berkshire Eagle and the baseball historian for Berkshire County. He is the author of The Complete New York Yankees, The Complete Chicago Cubs, and The Complete Boston Red Sox, as well as Smooth Moves. He lives in Great Barrington, MA.
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