This is the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, badly hurt by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 1950s when they were finally rebuilt and had their first success in 40 years. The culminating event was the capture of the 1959 American League pennant, made possible by aging pitcher Early Wynn. Wynn, nearly 40, was the best pitcher in the game that season, winning 22 games and the Cy Young Award. He was the last piece in the puzzle that put the Sox over the top and, in addition to the team's historic season, the book tracks his life before, during and after baseball.

Accompanied by hundreds of photgraphs, illustrations and tables, this reference to America's pastime is filled with historical, statistical, and personal information on the Major Leagues, Minor Leagues, Negro Leagues, Collegiate Baseball, International Leagues, and Youth Baseball, featuring baseball facts and trivia, complete profiles on the top 1,000 players of all time, and more.

Chronicles the evolution of four major U.S. spectator sports: baseball, basketball, football, and hockey.

Contains encyclopaedic histories of each of the teams in the National Baseball League from 1903 onwards. Teams profiled include the Boston Braves, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and the San Diego Padres.

In Heart of the Game nationally acclaimed artist Andy Jurinko has recreated baseball's most memorable era in a collection of more than 300 color paintings that celebrate the American League. It is packaged with an introductory essay recalling baseball's most beloved era as well as several feature articles.

The richest volume ever compiled on the subject, this lavishly illustrated tribute to a century of baseball's Fall Classic features anecdotes, lore, historic photos-and all of the stats fans cherish. Newly revised and fully updated through the 2002 season, THE WORLD SERIES combines lively discussion with thorough statistics to tell the story of every World Series ever played, from the 1903 battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers to the Subway Series of 2000 that pitted the Yankees against the Mets as well as the eagerly awaited battle for the pennant in October 2002. The author's historical research uncovers all the little-known facts and stories from each game, along with baseball legends and unforgettable moments. In addition, detailed box scores and line scores include the statistics that baseball fans covet, with every number for every player who ever appeared in a World Series game. Beautiful photographs bring every game to life, illustrating the evolution of the game.

A history of the Chicago baseball team which, after being founded in 1900, went on to become a three-time World Series winner although the club lost the 1959 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.