Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups: A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever...
- ISBN-10
- 0743241746
- ISBN-13
- 9780743241748
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-06-02
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Rob Neyer
Description
Provides a close-up look at every position on every major-league team, past and present, to answer controversial questions about the best and worst players in the major leagues and offers fascinating new insights into the careers of players, both famous and obscure. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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