Pre-1900 Baseball Books

spleen1015 · 08-04-2003, 02:51 PM

Can anyone recommend any books about pre-1900 baseball?

P.S. Looking over the historical baseball books on Amazon, I realized that there are way too many books about the damn Yankees!

darkhorse · 08-04-2003, 03:01 PM

The Great Encyclopedia of 19Th-Century Major League Baseball
by David Nemec

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...582265-5512716

Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association, 1871-1875
by William J. Ryczek

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...582265-5512716

ctorg · 08-04-2003, 03:50 PM

Check out books from this company: McFarland & Co.

KurtBevacqua · 08-04-2003, 04:42 PM

One of the very best baseball books I have ever read was called "Where They Ain't". It's a history of the old Baltimore Orioles dynasty in the 1890's. An amazing book that gives you great incite into the business aspects of the sport back then. You'll be amazed out how many things are similar between then and now.

Long_Long_Name · 08-04-2003, 11:51 PM

I'd like to read a baseball book written before 1900.

Long_Long_Name · 08-04-2003, 11:53 PM

Hey spleen, I don't really like LL, but I admit that he's a fairly entertaining person for some and that he has a somewhat big "following", but is smartest really the word you were looking for?

AnotherAlias · 08-05-2003, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Long_Long_Name
I'd like to read a baseball book written before 1900.

I'd be interested in one of these, too.

Anyone know of any?

spleen1015 · 08-05-2003, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Long_Long_Name
Hey spleen, I don't really like LL, but I admit that he's a fairly entertaining person for some and that he has a somewhat big "following", but is smartest really the word you were looking for?

Do you not think he is intelligent? I think he is. I've never encountered anyone who comes to close to knowing what he does about baseball trivia. Also, have you ever read any of the articles and stories he has written for online leagues? He is one of the better writers I've read in OOTPLand.

Long_Long_Name · 08-05-2003, 01:33 PM

Yes, I think he is intelligent, but not as much as many other people on this board, in my opinion. It's not what strikes me about this person.

Baseball trivia knowledge and writing abilities are not directly proportinal to a person's intelligence.

ctorg · 08-06-2003, 02:23 PM

The best thing to do if you want to find baseball books published in the 19th century that are available for sale:

Go to Borders (I think B&N should have the same service, but having worked for both of them, I can say that Borders will probably get you further). Find yourself a knowledgeable worker there. Not a summer help person or some 16-year-old new hire, but someone who really knows how to find stuff. Ideally, you want to talk to someone who would be responsible for special orders.

Ask them what books are in print with baseball as a keyword that were published before 1900. The BIP database can call this info up pretty easily, but you have to know how to use it. I believe the phrase to enter in the search field is: kw="baseball" and py<1900.

spleen1015 · 08-06-2003, 02:32 PM

I'm not looking for books published before 1900. I am looking for books about pre-1900 baseball.

08-04-2003, 02:51 PM	#1
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	Pre-1900 Baseball Books Can anyone recommend any books about pre-1900 baseball? P.S. Looking over the historical baseball books on Amazon, I realized that there are way too many books about the damn Yankees!

08-04-2003, 03:50 PM	#3
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Check out books from this company: McFarland & Co. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

08-04-2003, 04:42 PM	#4
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	One of the very best baseball books I have ever read was called "Where They Ain't". It's a history of the old Baltimore Orioles dynasty in the 1890's. An amazing book that gives you great incite into the business aspects of the sport back then. You'll be amazed out how many things are similar between then and now. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

08-04-2003, 11:51 PM	#5
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	I'd like to read a baseball book written before 1900. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

08-04-2003, 11:53 PM	#6
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	Hey spleen, I don't really like LL, but I admit that he's a fairly entertaining person for some and that he has a somewhat big "following", but is smartest really the word you were looking for? __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

08-04-2003, 03:01 PM	#2
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	The Great Encyclopedia of 19Th-Century Major League Baseball by David Nemec http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...582265-5512716 Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association, 1871-1875 by William J. Ryczek http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...582265-5512716

08-05-2003, 01:33 PM	#9
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	Yes, I think he is intelligent, but not as much as many other people on this board, in my opinion. It's not what strikes me about this person. Baseball trivia knowledge and writing abilities are not directly proportinal to a person's intelligence. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

08-06-2003, 02:23 PM	#10
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	The best thing to do if you want to find baseball books published in the 19th century that are available for sale: Go to Borders (I think B&N should have the same service, but having worked for both of them, I can say that Borders will probably get you further). Find yourself a knowledgeable worker there. Not a summer help person or some 16-year-old new hire, but someone who really knows how to find stuff. Ideally, you want to talk to someone who would be responsible for special orders. Ask them what books are in print with baseball as a keyword that were published before 1900. The BIP database can call this info up pretty easily, but you have to know how to use it. I believe the phrase to enter in the search field is: kw="baseball" and py<1900. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

08-06-2003, 02:32 PM	#11
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	I'm not looking for books published before 1900. I am looking for books about pre-1900 baseball.