Baseball Cyclopedia (The McFarland Historical Baseball Library, No. 5) by Ernest J. Lanigan - 2005

McFarland & Company, 2005. reissue. Paperback. Fine. Illustrated glossy softcovers. Generally fine, touch of curl to the tips. xi+ 405 pp. with index for this edition. Originally published in 1922, Ernest Lannigan's "Baseball Cyclopedia" is reproduced here in its entirety, complete with scarce 12 annual supplements that followed. Lannigan was a sportswriter and early statistician; he work was the early 20th century precursor of today's massive statistical used by teams, players, and fans.