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The Little Red Book of Baseball. A Complete record book of all important records made in major league baseball from 1876 to and including 1950. World series records from 1903 to 1950, inclusive
by Edited by Lester B. Goodman and staff
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Al Munro Elias Baseball Bureau, Inc, 1951. Twenty-Sixth Annual Edition. Very good +. 8vo., Maroon cloth covers lettered in gold and Stamped: Compliments of National and American Leagues of Baseball with Hal Schumacher's name in caps at he center of the front cover in gilt. -- Little of the gilt worn off to the title on the front cover. Very minor edgewear to the extremities. A couple tiny ink spots to both sides of the spine. -- Overall a clean, tight, sound copy. Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Prince Hal" during his career, he played Major League Baseball as a pitcher for thirteen seasons (1931 to 1942, 1946) with the New York Giants. He was selected to National League All-Star teams (1933 and 1935), played in three World Series (1933 against the Washington Senators, 1936 and 1937 both against the New York Yankees) and won 23 games in 1934. His career record was 158 wins, 121 losses, 906 strikeouts, and a career 3.36 earned run average.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9721
- Title
- The Little Red Book of Baseball. A Complete record book of all important records made in major league baseball from 1876 to and including 1950. World series records from 1903 to 1950, inclusive
- Author
- Edited by Lester B. Goodman and staff
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Twenty-Sixth Annual Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Al Munro Elias Baseball Bureau, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Vintage Books, Nonfiction, Sports, baseball, Major Leagues, record book, world series, pitcher, little red book,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
We accept: Most Credit Cards, Paypal. Payment in U.S. Currency Only. If you would like to order direct call 541-719-8216. 11am-5pm Pacific Time. Returnable for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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