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e SABR Digital Library
e Society for American Baseball Research, the top baseball research organization in the world, disseminates some of the best in baseball history, analysis, and biography through our publishing programs. e SABR Digital Library contains a mix of books old and new, and focuses on a tandem program of paperback and ebook publication, making these materials widely available for both on digital devices and as traditional printed books.
classic reprints
BASE-BALL: How to Become a Player
by John Montgomery Ward
John Montgomery Ward (1860-1925) tossed the second perfect game in major league history and later became the game’s best shortstop and a great, inventive manager. His classic handbook on baseball skills and strategy was published in 1888. Illustrated with woodcuts, the book is divided into chapters for each position on the eld as well as chapters on the origin of the game, theory and strategy, training, base-running, and batting.
$4.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-47-2)
$9.95 paperback (ISBN 978-0910137539)
156 pages, 4.5"x7" replica edition
BATTING
by F. C. Lane
First published in 1925, Batting collects the wisdom and insights of over 250 hitters and baseball gures. Lane interviewed extensively and compiled tips and advice on everything from batting stances to beanballs. Legendary baseball gures such as Ty Cobb, Casey Stengel, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby, and Babe Ruth reveal the secrets of such integral and interesting parts of the game as how to choose a bat, the ways to beat a slump, and how to outguess the pitcher.
$14.95 paperback (ISBN 978-0-910137-86-7)
$7.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-46-5)
240 pages, 5"x7"
RUN, RABBIT, RUN
by Walter “Rabbit” Maranville
“Rabbit” Maranville was the Joe Garagiola of Grandpa’s day, the baseball comedian of the times. In a twenty-four- year career that began in 1912, Rabbit found a lot of funny situations to laugh at, and no wonder: he caused most of them! e book also includes an introduction by the late Harold Seymour and a historical account of Maranville’s life and Hall-of-Fame career by Bob Carroll.
$9.95 paperback (ISBN 978-1-933599-26-7)
$5.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-27-4)
100 pages, 5.5"x8.5", 15 rare photos
MEMORIES OF A BALLPLAYER
by Bill Werber and C. Paul Rogers III
Bill Werber’s claim to fame is unique: he was the last living person to have a direct connection to the 1927 Yankees, “Murderers’ Row,” a team hailed by many as the best of all time. Rich in anecdotes and humor, Memories of a Ballplayer is a clear-eyed memoir of the world of big-league baseball in the 1930s.Werber played with or against some of the most productive hitters of all time, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio.
$14.95 paperback (ISNB 978-0-910137-84-3)
$6.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-47-2)
250 pages, 6"x9"
original sabr research
INVENTING BASEBALL: e 100 Greatest Games of the Nineteenth Century
SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee brings to life the greatest games from the game’s early years.From the “prisoner of war” game that took place among captive Union soldiers during the Civil War (immortalized in a famous lithograph), to the rst intercollegiate game (Amherst versus Williams), to the rst professional no-hitter, the games in this volume span 1833–1900 and detail the athletic exploits of such players as Cap Anson, Moses “Fleetwood” Walker, Charlie Comiskey, and Mike “King” Kelly.
Edited by Bill Felber
$19.95 paperback (ISBN 978-1-933599-42-7) $9.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-43-4)
302 pages, 8"x10", 200 photos
NINETEENTH CENTURY STARS:
2012 EDITION
First published in 1989, Nineteenth Century Stars was SABR’s initial attempt to capture the stories of baseball players from before 1900. With a collection of 136 fascinating biographies, SABR has re-released Nineteenth Century Stars for 2012 with revised statistics and new form. e 2012 version also includes a preface by John orn.
Edited by Robert L. Tiemann and Mark Rucker $19.95 paperback (ISBN 978-1-933599-28-1)
$9.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-29-8)
300 pages, 6"x9"
GREAT HITTING PITCHERS
Published in 1979, Great Hitting Pitchers was one of SABR’s early publications. Edited by SABR founder Bob Davids, the book compiles stories and records about pitchers excelling in the batter’s box. Newly updated in 2012 by Mike Cook, Great Hitting Pitchers contain tables including data from 1979-2011, corrections to re ect recent records, and a new chapter on recent new members in the club of “great hitting pitchers” like Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton. Edited by L. Robert Davids
$9.95 paperback (ISBN 978-1-933599-30-4) $5.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-31-1) 102 pages, 5.5"x8.5"
THE FENWAY PROJECT
Sixty-four SABR members—avid fans, historians, statisticians, and game enthusiasts—recorded their experiences of a single game. Some wrote from inside the Green Monster’s manual scoreboard, the Braves clubhouse, or the broadcast booth, while others took in the essence of Fenway from the grandstand or bleachers. e result is a fascinating look at the charms and challenges of Fenway Park, and the allure of being a baseball fan.
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Cecilia Tan $9.99 ebook (ISBN 978-1-933599-50-2) 175 pages, 100 photos
SABR Members can purchase each book at a signi cant discount (often 50% o ) and receive the ebook editions free as a member bene t. Each book is available in a trade paperback edition as well as ebooks suitable for reading on a home computer or Nook, Kindle, or iPad/tablet.
To learn more about becoming a member of SABR, visit the website: sabr.org/join