Back in 1982, the Society for American Baseball Research was still young, barely a decade past its founding, and had grown to some 1600 members. One of their number, a "defrocked English Lit guy poking around in journalism," suggested to the board of directors that SABR, and the world, might benefit from a publication along the lines of American Heritage, only about baseball. Before long that member, John Thorn, found himself at the helm of the newly christened periodical, The National Pastime: A Review of Baseball History. ...
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Back in 1982, the Society for American Baseball Research was still young, barely a decade past its founding, and had grown to some 1600 members. One of their number, a "defrocked English Lit guy poking around in journalism," suggested to the board of directors that SABR, and the world, might benefit from a publication along the lines of American Heritage, only about baseball. Before long that member, John Thorn, found himself at the helm of the newly christened periodical, The National Pastime: A Review of Baseball History. The very first issue included names we think of today as luminaries in the field of baseball history and analysis: Harold Seymour, Lawrence S. Ritter, Pete Palmer, David Voigt, Bob Broeg, and more. Over the years the significance of that flagship issue has only grown, while the inventory has dwindled. SABR is pleased to present a replica edition here, with the addition of a new preface by John Thorn, now the official historian of Major League Baseball. This issue includes: Nate Colbert's Unknown RBI Record by Bob Carroll Nineteenth-Century Baseball Deserves Equal Time by Art Ahrens Dandy at Third: Ray Dandridge by John B. Holway How Fast Was Cool Papa Bell? by Jim Bankes The Field of Play by David Sanders Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting Marty McHale by Lawrence S. Ritter Remembrance of Summers Past by Bob Broeg The Merkle Blunder: A Kaleidoscopic View by G. H. Fleming A Tale of Two Sluggers: Roger Maris and Hack Wilson, by Don Nelson Baseball's Misbegottens: Expansion Era Managers by David Voigt The Early Years: A Gallery by Mark Rucker and Lew Lipset The Egyptian and the Greyhounds by Lew Lipset All the Record Books Are Wrong by Frank J. Williams Goose Goslin's Induction Day by Lawrence S. Ritter The Great New York Team of 1927-and It Wasn't the Yankees by Fred Stein Modern Times: A Portfolio by Stuart Leeds Books Before Baseball: A Personal History by Harold Seymour, Ph.D. Ballparks: A Quiz by Bob Bluthardt Runs and Wins by Pete Palmer Baltimore, the Eastern Shore, and More by Al Kermisch David and Goliath: Figures by Ted DiTullio Double Joe Dwyer: A Life in the Bushes by Gerald Tomlinson John Thorn is the Official Historian of Major League Baseball, an honor that reflects his incomparable contributions to baseball history. In partnership with Pete Palmer, he created The Hidden Game of Baseball and Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, not only a complete record of the game's statistical history, but one that included sabermetric analysis. Thorn served as senior creative consultant to Ken Burns's Baseball, and in 2011, he published Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game, tracing baseball's American origins back to the 18th century. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.
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Good. Quarto (approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches). 88 pages plus covers. Wraps. Profusely illustrated. Cover color illustration. Some wear and soiling to covers, small tears at spine. Rare surviving Premiere issue copy. Baseball History Lives. The National Pastime has sprung into being to depict the panorama of Baseball. The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is an organization dedicated to the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball. It was established in August 1971. The acronym "SABR" may have lent its root to the word sabermetrics (for the use of mathematical tools to analyze baseball), the Society is about more than statistics. Well known figures in the baseball world such as Bob Costas, and Keith Olbermann are members, along with highly regarded "sabermetricians" such as Bill James. Among Major League players Jeff Bajenaru, Elden Auker, Larry Dierker, and Andy Seminick have been involved. The Baseball Research Journal (BRJ) is SABR's flagship publication for members to publish and share their research. The National Pastime: A Review of Baseball History was published from 1982 to 2008. From 1982 to 2008, the magazine was intended as a more literary outlet for SABR members to publish their research, in comparison to the more statistically inclined Baseball Research Journal. The history of baseball in the United States can be traced to the 19th century, when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using home made equipment. In this issue, there are articles on Marty McHale, the Merkle Blunder, Record Books, Nate Colbert, Ray Dandridge, Cool Papa Bell, Roger Maris, Hack Wilson, Goose Goslin, Double Joe Dwyer, Managers, and Ballparks. Among the authors are: Bob Carroll, Art Ahrens, John Holway, Jim Bankes, David Sanders, Lawrence Ritter, Bob Broeg, Don Nelson, David Voigt, Lew Lipset, Frank Williams, Fred Stein, Harold Seymour, Bob Bluthardt, Pete, Palmer, Al Kermisch, Ted DiTullio, and Gerald Tomlinson.
