The only book of its kind to tell the history of baseball, from its
inception to the present day, through 100 key objects that
represent the major milestones, evolutionary events, and
larger-than-life personalities that make up the game A History of
Baseball in 100 Objects is a visual and historical record of the
game as told through essential documents, letters, photographs,
equipment, memorabilia, food and drink, merchandise and media
items, and relics of popular culture, each of which represents the
history and evolution of the game. Among these objects are the
original ordinance banning baseball in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,
in 1791 (the earliest known reference to the game in America); the
'By-laws and Rules of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club,' 1845 (the
first codified rules of the game); Fred Thayer's catcher's mask
from the 1870s (the first use of this equipment in the game); a
scorecard from the 1903 World Series (the first World Series);
Grantland Rice's typewriter (the role of sportswriters in making
baseball the national pastime); Babe Ruth's bat, circa 1927 (the
emergence of the long ball); Pittsburgh Crawford's team bus, 1935
(the Negro Leagues); Jackie Robinson's Montreal Royals uniform,
1946 (the breaking of the color barrier); a ticket stub from the
1951 Giants-Dodgers playoff game and Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard
'Round The World' (one of baseball's iconic moments); Sandy
Koufax's Cy Young Award, 1963 (the era of dominant pitchers); a
'Reggie!' candy bar, 1978 (the modern player as media star); Rickey
Henderson's shoes, 1982 (baseball's all-time-greatest base
stealer); the original architect's drawing for Oriole Park at
Camden Yards (the ballpark renaissance of the 1990s); and Barry
Bond's record-breaking bat (the age of Performance Enhancing
Drugs). A full-page photograph of the object is accompanied by
lively text that describes the historical significance of the
object and its connection to baseball's history, as well as
additional stories and information about that particular period in
the history of the game.
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