In celebration of the 100th issue of Who's Who in Baseball--one of the
game's most venerable publications--comes a century's worth of the
annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on
those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to
each year's issue. 100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball is a colorful,
must-have book of baseball nostalgia for fans of the American Pastime.
The start of the baseball season brings with it a host of annual
traditions and reminders, and one of the most beloved--the annual Who's
Who in Baseball--arrives on newsstands across the country every Spring
Training. The 2015 season marks 100 years of Who's Who delivering
year-by-year stats to generations of baseball fans to quickly and easily
track a player's performance from the minors to the majors. And while
Who's Who is trusted as an authoritative source of baseball statistics
and has been used by generations of club executives, broadcasters,
journalists, and fans--it's the publication's cover subject that each
year generates as much hot-stove speculation and buzz as off-season
rumors of trades, firings, and pitching rotations. In partnership with
Who's Who in Baseball, this celebratory book features each of the
annual's 100 iconic covers in full color along with an account of why
the player rated the cover and what was going on in baseball at the
time. From baseball's deadball era to the dawn of "replay review," this
collection offers a gorgeously illustrated history of the game.
