A Game of Inches

A Game of Inches

Peter Morris' magisterial encyclopedia of our national pastime will surprise, delight and educate even the most knowledgeable baseball fan. Endlessly fascinating, impeccably researched and engagingly written, this treasure trove looks at the nuts and bolts of the game, examines cherished myths and reveals the source of many of baseball’s features that we now take for granted.

The scope of A Game of Inches is encyclopedic, with nearly a thousand entries that illuminate the origins of items ranging from catchers’ masks to hook slides to intentional walks to cork-center baseballs to the reserve clause of baseball’s Basic Agreement. It also covers such larger topics as ballparks, fans, marketing, statistics, the building of teams and other related aspects of the game. But this is much more than just a reference guide. Award-winning author Peter Morris explains the context that led each new item to emerge when it did, and chronicles the often surprising responses to these innovations.

A unique volume that belongs in the pantheon of great baseball books, A Game of Inches will give any reader a deeper appreciation of why baseball matters so much to Americans.

Softcover: 664 pages

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher ( April 25, 2010 )

Item #: 10-6377

ISBN: 9781566638531

Product Dimensions: 6.125 x 9.25 x 1.58 inches

Product Weight: 24.0 ounces