| Baseball's Best 1,000 Revised: Rankings of the Skills, the Achievements, and the Performance of the Greatest Players of All Time |  | Author: Derek Gentile
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 656
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.5 x 1.7
ISBN: 1579127770
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3570973
EAN: 9781579127770
ASIN: 1579127770
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
This thoroughly revised edition of Baseball's Best 1,000 includes updated listings plus new players, rankings, and photographs, all in a handier format that makes it a terrific pocket reference.
Amust-have book for baseball fans obsessed with stats, quick facts, and the age-old debates over who the best players are and why, Baseball's Best 1,000 showcases the lives, legends, and lore of the game's top players, ranked in order. Sportswriter Derek Gentile has pared down the total list of players—tens of thousands of them—to an elite ranking of the thousand greatest, based on criteria including lifetime stats; player durability and consistency; All-Star participation; MVP, Gold Glove, and Cy Young awards; individual statistical championships; personal and professional contributions to the game; sportsmanship; and election to the Hall of Fame. Each entry includes positions played, teams played for, years played, lifetime stats, and a biography of the player featuring his great moments and little-known facts.
• New players include Curt Schilling, Mike Mussina, and Manny Ramirez.
• Barry Bonds has moved up from Number 19 to Number 6.
• Roger Clemens has moved from Number 33 into the top 20.
• Dozens of Negro League players are here, as well as rankings of the best Japanese players, women players, and "prehistoric" players (from the time before stats were formally recorded).
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Very Best in Baseball January 1, 2009
Joseph S. Maresca (Bronxville, New York USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author presents a personal portrait of each
baseball great. The descriptions contain pertinent
information about baseball stats, nicknames,
career highlights and rank. Giants; such as,
Traynor, Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax appear
throughout.
The acquisition would be appropriate for the
baseball buff in your house.
 Baseball's Best 1,000 March 10, 2010
Al R. (Glenside, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was delivered, as advertised. Although a very subjective analysis by the author, it was interesting to learn about ball players other than Hall of Famers/Superstars. I am sure you can think of who you would rank in the last 100 to 200 instead of some of the authors picks. There are a few typos and what seem to be conflits in facts between the players, but overall, very informative.
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