4 edition of story of baseball found in the catalog.
story of baseball
Ritter, Lawrence S.
Published
1983
by W. Morrow in New York
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Written in
Traces the history of baseball, which was first played in a form resembling the modern game in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1846, and first played by professional players in 1869.
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Lawrence S. Ritter ; foreword by Ted Williams. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | GV863.A1 R57 1983 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | vii, 148 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 148 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3500147M |
| ISBN 10 | 0688020666, 068801724X |
| LC Control Number | 82020367 |
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