Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract - 1985

For the baseball lover interested in baseball from the 1880s through the mid 1980s this book is an absolute treasure of information. First James describes what went on in the game decade by decade, with all kinds of info about the game itself and the players, even including the best baseball books of each decade, as well as rules changes, trends, etc. (from 1870 thru  mid1980). Then he tells about the individual players. He tells their story and then presents their stats. They're all here from Babe Ruth thru Johnny Bench, from Ty Cobb to Joe Morgan. All the players are in here with great interesting material on them and all their records. This book was written by a baseball lover for baseball lovers. Endless fascination 700 pages.