Cooperstown : Baseball's Hall of Fame

The greatest honor bestowed upon a professional baseball player is membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Only 1% of those who have played major league baseball have secured a place in Cooperstown. The best of the bestÓ in the game includes a diverse list of players, managers, officials, arbitrators, & pioneers of the game, & includes the Negro league greats who were denied the opportunity to play on major league fields because of the color barrier. The profiles & photos in this book bring to life the personalities who, through talent & foresight, have contributed to the enjoyment & excitement of baseball. The records in the back of the book show their vast achievements through statistics.Reidenbaugh, Lowell is the author of 'Cooperstown : Baseball's Hall of Fame', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756772284 and ISBN 0756772281.