The Sporting News Selects Baseball's 25 Greatest Teams

The Sporting News Selects Baseball's 25 Greatest Teams
ISBN-10
089204280X
ISBN-13
9780892042807
Category
Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
Sporting News Publishing Company
Author
Lowell Reidenbaugh

Description

Looks at the baseball teams that have been most successful through the history of the sport

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