THE NATIONAL PASTIME: A Review of Baseball History

by John Thorn (Editor), Mark Rucker (Editor)

Baseball history comes alive as the best and most respected baseball writers of the country capture the essence of our national pastime. Includes 8-page photo insert. An original paperback, published in affiliation with the Society of American Baseball Research.

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

88 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1982

About the author

John Thorn has been the official historian for Major League Baseball since 2011.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of articles and essay by various members of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) that runs the gamut from statistical analyses to joyful anecdotes to a discussion about the social implications of the game in America and Japan. Although the book is now fairly dated, many of the articles still hold up well. I would particularly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about pre-1900 baseball, as a significant portion of the articles relate to that period.