The Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and Its Statistics
- ISBN-10
- 022624248X
- ISBN-13
- 9780226242484
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-03-20
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Authors
- John Thorn, Pete Palmer, David Reuther
Description
First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball ushered in the sabermetric revolution by demonstrating that we were thinking about baseball stats{u2014}and thus the game itself{u2014}all wrong. This brand-new edition retains the body of the original, with its rich, accessible analysis rooted in a deep love of baseball, while adding a new introduction by the authors tracing the book{u2019}s influence over the years.
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