Ballparks: Yesterday and Today

Ballparks: Yesterday and Today
ISBN-10
0785823212
ISBN-13
9780785823216
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2008-01-01
Publisher
Chartwell Books
Authors
Michael Heatley, Marc Sandalow, Ian Westwell

Description

An outstanding illustrated presentation of all the current major league parks combined with a look at stadiums in the past, this book includes complete histories and fascinating anecdotes about each park.

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