This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the cou

This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball’s first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National Leag

During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, pl

In 1996, a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier, its distribution,which was in the low hundreds, was limite

Getting 3 batters out in order on nine pitches is one of the most remarkable feats in baseball. Since the late 1800s, only 71 pitchers have been able to do it.