The Bill James

Historical Baseball Abstract

720 pages

Acknowledgments, ix

Introduction, xi

Section I: The Game

For each decade: How the Game was Played Where the Game was Played Who the Game was Played By Attendance Data Best and worst won-lost by team for decade Heaviest and Lightest player Best baseball books and movies Uniform changes New Equipment Introduction, 3 The 1870s, 7 The 1880s, 22 The 1890s, 38 The 1900s, 57 The Teens, 86 The 1920s, 124 The 1930s, 148 The 1940s, 183 The 1950s, 209 The 1960s, 231 The 1970s, 250

Section II: The Players

Introductin, 273
Reference Points, 275
Runs Created, 278
Beyond Runs Created, 293
An Unavoidable Concern, 301
A Subjective Reward, 304
Catcher, 310
First Base, 327
Second Base, 340
Third Base, 352
Shortstop, 361
Left Field, 374
Center Field, 385
Right Field, 398
Multi-Position Stars, 407
Pitcher, 409
The 100 Greatest Players of This Century, 430
Finding the Hidden Game, 434
Home and Road Batting Records, 453

Section III: The Records

Introduction, 471
Catcher, 485
First Base, 500
Second Base, 515
Third Base, 536
Shortstop, 553
Left Field, 573
Center Field, 589
Right Field, 607
Pitcher, 626

Glossary of Terms in Use in Sabermetrics, 699
Bibliography, 703
Index, 709