The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903-1989

An excellant book to digest every World Series though 1989. One can read what happened every play in every World Series game. Each years Worlds Series is given a short narative about a memorable moment or questionable managerial decision. This book contains a box score of every World Series game played, Players stats for each year's World Series and the preceding season. Yes it is away to remind oneself of a World Series seen on TV years ago or to become aquainted with a World Series before television. I think the first World Series I ever watched on TV was the 1973 World Series. The World series roster had 8 pitchers for Oakland and 9 for the Mets. Six ptchers had over 240 innings pitched that season. yeah one can look up this stuff over the internet but this book is nice presentation of the facts. Where else would become perplex about Bob Gibson batting for himself in the 8th inning with his tean down 3 to nothing. Perplexing until one looks over the stats of potential pitch hitters on the bench. Maybe Mr. Gibson's bat was as good as the alternatives. A good way to scratch ones head and think about baseball and question other managerial decisions of years gone bye.

I have had this book since 1990. In the last 7 years, I have been able to visually recreate almost any series game. This is a valuable tool in my baseball library. If you are lucky enough to find one, buy it!

First published following the brilliant Reds-Red Sox Series of 1975, this book gives the play-by-play for every game of every World Series it covers. By elevating these games to such minute study, serious baseball fans can deconstruct strategies and performances for observations useful in many other contexts. The Neft-Cohen team also puts together "Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball," which (with the Macmillan and Total Baseball series) is a cornerstone of baseball analysis. The only improvements that could be made: -- More pitch counts, for the recent Series for which these are available. -- Play-by-play for old League tie-breaking playoffs (NL 46, 59 and 62; AL 48; AL East 78; NL West 80). For anyone who enjoys APBA and its recreating of old World Series, this is a must.