The Baseball Maniac's Almanac - 5th Edition: The Absolutely, Positively, and Without Question Greatest Book of Facts, Figures, and Astonishing Lists Ever Compiled

This is a great book for people who love baseball statistics and lists. The majority of the book contains lists of accomplishments that are somewhat oddball in nature - the type of statistics that you would not find in a Baseball Encyclopedia. A couple of examples are 'Most Home Runs By Left-Hand Hitting Shortstops' and 'Oldest Pitchers To Win 20 Games For The First Time'. There are hundreds of these types of lists and they are all fascinating. The last third of the book contains summaries of all major league teams throughout history. It contains the team record for each year, who managed the teams, Hall of Famers who played on the team, players from the team who led the league in various batting and pitching categories and history of postseason play. I want to thank the editors and publisher for issuing this 4th edition which is updated through the 2015 baseball season. I've owned the second edition (2010) for many years and had been referencing it to this day.

Why can’t Amazon bubble wrap books? This item was just tossed in a box with other items. It arrived with bent pages- no longer a “new” item. I’m sure the box was jostled, thrown, stacked upside down, etc. on its way to me. It was intended to be a gift, but now will just save it to share with our stats loving baseball fan. The book is filled with so much info and I would recommend it for the fun and trivia it brings.

Great book.

lists after lists after lists. love that. But I did not realize that there is nothing about the last 5 seasons of MLB. No Aaron Judge pursuit of Mantle, no Framber Valdez consecutive game streak, no Luis Arraez pursuit of batting 400.

Bought this as a Christmas gift for my dad. He loved it. It’s very interesting and has stats that you never knew you wanted to know.

Gave to my baseball fanatic husband for Christmas. He loved it! And he knows a LOT about baseball!

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my grandpa who loves baseball stats. He calls me to tell the things he has looked up in this book. He truly loves this book. I'm so glad that I bought it for him.

Didn't get any complaints as a gift - it's about BASEBALL!

This isn't really a stats book like any other. You'll find some interesting and amusing catogories such like: -Most time at bat without a hit, season -Fewest singles, season (min 150 games) -.400 hitters and how their team finished -Players hitting .300 in their only major league season (min 100 games, 300 AB) -Champions whose next season batting average declined the most -Players hitting home run in first AB, never hitting another... However, the treasure of the book relies on those brilliant and unorthodox stats which makes us discovers great players you never noticed before such like: -General Crowder, a starting pitcher with the Washington Senators and St-Louis Browns who had 21-5, 26-13 and 24-5 seasons with little support -Johnny Cooney, a 20 years outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers who had a tremendous career. I thank Bert Randolf Sugar for having me discover those 2 players.

2015年時点でのMLBの記録集。記録だけしか記載されてませんが、マニアックな項目も網羅。値段も手頃な割には充実の内容かと。

The most fun of any baseball record book!

Completo, tem estatísticas que para o apreciador do Baseball são um deleite de minúcias. Quem quiser saber quaisquer itens de Pitchers e Hitters tem que possuir esse almanaque, é surpreendente.