Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia
From SoSH
Editors: Matthew Silverman, Michael Gershman, and David Pietrusza
Publisher: Total Sports
Date Published: May, 2000
Summary: 1298 pages filled with 2000 baseball-related biographies including all players elected to the HOF. Each was chosen because of his "impressive statistical record[s]" or because he "made a major impact on professional baseball" and include major league players; prominent minor leaguers, Negro League and and Girls' League players as well as various executives, coaches, managers, and umpires. Although the bulk of each entry is devoted to a discussion of major on-the-field achievements, most entries begin with a family background and end with some discussion of the person's life after baseball. The book is arranged alphabetically and most entries are between 300 and 500 words -- a real compendium of players. One critical reader has said however, that much of the material here is also available on Microsoft: Complete Baseball Cd from 1995.
