The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics by Alan Schwarz, Peter Gammons

The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics

Alan Schwarz, Peter Gammons

288 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history sports informative slow-paced
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The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics by Alan Schwarz, Peter Gammons is a must-read for baseball enthusiasts and history buffs who crave a deep dive into the sport's rich statistical heritage and the fascinating stories of the pioneers who helped shape its enduring legacy.

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Most baseball fans, players and even team executives assume that the national pastime's infatuation with statistics is simply a by-product of the information age, a phenomenon that blossomed only after the arrival of Bill James and computers in th...

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