Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Chapter 1 Playing the Game 7
Rules of the Game 8
Developing Your Baseball Skills 9
Hitting 9
Defense 11
Baseball Fun Without a Full Team 16
Chapter 2 The History of Baseball 19
The Earliest Games 20
Baseball Through the Decades 21
Chapter 3 The National League 43
The Start of the National League 44
San Francisco Giants 45
Philadelphia Phillies 47
Colorado Rockies 48
St. Louis Cardinals 49
Miami Marlins 51
Arizona Diamondbacks 52
New York Mets 53
Atlanta Braves 56
San Diego Padres 58
Cincinnati Reds 59
Los Angeles Dodgers 61
Milwaukee Brewers 64
Pittsburgh Pirates 65
Washington Nationals 67
Chicago Cubs 68
Chapter 4 The American League 70
Kansas City Royals 72
Boston Red Sox 74
Texas Rangers 75
New York Yankees 77
Tampa Bay Rays 81
Detroit Tigers 82
Chicago White Sox 83
Los Angeles Angels 84
Cleveland Indians 85
Toronto Blue Jays 86
Minnesota Twins 87
Oakland Athletics 88
Baltimore Orioles 90
Seattle Mariners 92
Houston Astros 93
Chapter 5 Great Players of Today 95
Premier Pitchers 96
Top Hitters 99
All-Time Greats Who Are Still Playing 102
The Baseball Hall of Fame 103
Chapter 6 The World Series 107
Origins of the World Series 108
Over a Century of the World Series 109
Chapter 7 Statistics and Records 117
Individual Stats 118
Box Score 119
Player Statistics 123
The Standings 124
All-Time Record Holders 130
One-Season Records 132
Chapter 3 Keeping Score 134
Scoring Symbols 135
Other Scoring Symbols 138
Baseball Scoring Questions and Answers 140
A Portion of a Sample Scorecard 141
Chapter 9 Beyond the Major Leagues 146
Getting to the Major 147
Baseball Cards 150
Fantasy Baseball 155
Appendix A Glossary 160
Appendix B Books, Magazines, Websites, and More 166
Appendix C Puzzle Answers 169
Index 174
