History of Baseball Resources

The following is a list of references and resources available in the library that might be useful in for the History of Baseball course.

Websites

 * Back to Baseball -- "Relive" vitrual baseball games from all eras of the game. Searchable by date, stadium, team, and player. Includes links to famous and memorable games.
 * Baseball Almanac -- Very comprehensive site includes a thorough history of the game, many obscure stats, a baseball card index, player and team histories, as well as a "today in history" sections, quotes, and various feats.
 * Baseball Almanac Biographies -- Organized alphabetically, includes statistics, transactions, salaries, and even uniform numbers for every major league baseball player.
 * Baseball Chronology -- Covers the history of the game from 1845 to present. You can find attendance statistics, team financials, hall of famers and record holders, "this date in history", as well as individual and team statistics.
 * Baseball History Blog -- This blog is updated frequently and includes biogrphies of some of the more obscure players and stories. Generally this covers the very early history of the game, and can be broswed by category and date of the post.
 * Baseball Library -- Includes very detailed player biographies for players from all eras, including the Negro Leagues. Also included are comprehensive team histories, including the Federal League, hsitorical batter and pitcher matchups, and a chronology of rule changes from 1845-1989.
 * Baseball Reference -- Home of baseball statistics, this site covers all players and games from 1876 through last night. Categories incluse individial players, teams, league leaders, playoffs and All-Star games, Hall of Fame, and even "frivolities" and oddities.
 * The Deadball Era -- Dedicated to deceased major league baseball players, this site is not searchable, but organized into categories based on the means of a players' demise. Of particular interest might be the obituary listing which provides a copy of the ballplayer's printed obituary.
 * Retrosheet -- Includes box scores and player statistics for most games from 1871 to present. Not all years have box scores available, but the site is updated often. Searchable by individual players, teams, leagues, and years.
 * SABR Biography -- this site takes a while to load, but includes almost 1700 detailed biographies of baseball players from all eras of the game.

Print materials

 * The baseball encyclopedia -- Comprehensive and definitive reference for player and team statistics from 1876 through the present.
 * Fabulous baseball facts, feats, and figures -- Lists more than 100 basseball records from the late 1800s through 1981. 796.357 REI
 * Grand Old Game : 365 days of baseball -- Includes photographs from the collection of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Includes an index to search for specific teams or players. 796.357 W35
 * Heroes of baseball -- Presents a collection of illustrated stories about the men who helped popularize the sport of baseball. 796.3570922 L56
 * Shadows of Summer -- Classic baseball photographs from 1869 through 1947. 796.357 HON