100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball

by Douglas B. Lyons, Who's Who In Baseball, Marty Appel (Foreword by)

Overview

In celebration of the 100th issue of Who’s Who in Baseball—one of the game’s most venerable publications—comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each year’s issue. 100 Years of Who’s Who in Baseball is a colorful, must-have book of baseball nostalgia for fans of the American Pastime. The start of the baseball season brings with it a host of annual traditions and reminders, and one of the most beloved—the annual Who’s Who in Baseball—arrives on newsstands across the country every Spring Training. The 2015 season marks 100 years of Who’s Who delivering year-by-year stats to generations of baseball fans to quickly and easily track a player’s performance from the minors to the majors. And while Who’s Who is trusted as an authoritative source of baseball statistics and has been used by generations of club executives, broadcasters, journalists, and fans—it’s the publication’s cover subject that each year generates as much hot-stove speculation and buzz as off-season rumors of trades, firings, and pitching rotations. In partnership with Who’s Who in Baseball, this celebratory book features each of the annual's 100 iconic covers in full color along with an account of why the player rated the cover and what was going on in baseball at the time. From baseball’s deadball era to the dawn of “replay review,” this collection offers a gorgeously illustrated history of the game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493010158
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	02/15/2015
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	656,886
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Who's Who in Baseball traces its origins back to its being a spin-off of the popular Baseball Magazine deep in baseball’s dead ball era. The first issue appeared in 1912, and the second issue appeared in 1916, with Ty Cobb on the cover. The publication has come out each spring since. Harris Publications, Inc. (through its division, Who’s Who in Baseball Magazine Co.,) has published the book since 1956. The basic cover-design format of red cover background and black type has been used since the 1940s, and the look of this great publication is so recognizable to readers that the editors feel comfortable covering up most of the word BASEBALL in the logo. Douglas B. Lyons is a leading authority on all things baseball. He is the author of Out of Left Field, Curveballs and Screwballs, and Short Hops and Foul Tips, all of which he co-wrote with his brother Jeffrey. He also wrote Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione. Marty Appel is the author of many books, including Pinstripe Empire and most recently the New York Times bestseller Munson. Following his years as the Yankees’ public relations director, he became an Emmy Award–winning television producer and director of Marty Appel Public Relations. Appel lives in New York City and appears frequently on ESPN, HBO, the MLB Network, and the YES Network.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction x

Author's Notes xi

1912-Ty Cobb, Frank "Home Run" Baker 1

1916-Ty Cobb 3

1917-Tris Speaker 5

1918-George Sisler 7

1919-Grover Cleveland Alexander 9

1920-Babe Ruth 11

1921-Babe Ruth 13

1922-Rogers Hornsby 15

1923-George Sisler 17

1924-Walter Johnson 19

1925-Dazzy Vance 21

1926-Max Carey 23

1927-Frankie Frisch 25

1928-Hack Wilson 27

1929-Generic Player 29

1930-Burleigh Grimes 31

1931-Bob Grove 33

1932-Al Simmons 35

1933-Chuck Klein 37

1934-Bill Terry 39

1935-Dizzy Dean 41

1936-Hank Greenberg 43

1937-Lou Gehrig 45

1938-Joe Medwick 47

1939-Jimmie Foxx 49

1940-Bucky Walters 51

1941-Bob Feller 53

1942-Joe DiMaggio 55

1943-Ted Williams 57

1944-Stan Musial 59

1945-Hal Newhouser, Paul Trout 61

1946-Hal Newhouser 63

1947-Eddie Dyer 65

1948-Ralph Kiner, Johnny Mize 67

1949-Lou Boudreau 69

1950-Mel Parnell 71

1951-Jim Konstanty 73

1952-Stan Musial 75

1953-Hank Sauer, Bobby Shantz 77

1954-Al Rosen 79

1955-Al Dark 81

1956-Duke Snider 83

1957-Mickey Mantle 85

1958-Warren Spahn 87

1959-Bob Turley 89

1960-Don Drysdale 91

1961-Roger Maris 93

1962-Whitey Ford 95

1963-Don Drysdale 97

1964-Sandy Koufax 99

1965-Ken Boyer, Larry Jackson, Joe Torre, Juan Marichal, Tony Oliva 101

1966-Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Sam McDowell, Eddie Fisher, Zoilo Versailes 103

1967-Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Jim Kaat 105

1968-Carl Yastrzemski 107

1969-Denny McLain, Pete Rose, Bob Gibson, Carl Yastrzemski 109

1970-Tom Seaver, Harmon Killebrew, Willie McCovey, Denny McLain, Mike Cuellar 111

1971-Johnny Bench, Jim Perry, Bob Gibson, Boog Powell 113

1972-Joe Torre, Vida Blue 115

1973-Steve Carlton, Dick Allen 117

1974-Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose 119

1975-Lou Brock, Jeff Burroughs, Steve Garvey 121

1976-Fred Lynn, Joe Morgan 123

1977-Thurman Munson, Joe Morgan 125

1978-George Foster, Rod Carew 127

1979-Ron Guidry, Jim Rice, Dave Parker 129

1980-Willie Stargell, Keith Hernandez, Don Baylor 131

1981-George Brett, Mike Schmidt 133

1982-Fernando Valenzuela, Rollie Fingers 135

1983-Robin Yount, Dale Murphy 137

1984-Cal Ripken Jr.. Ron Kittle, Darryl Strawberry 139

1985-Ryne Sandberg, Willie Hernandez 141

1986-Dwight Gooden, Don Mattingly, Willie McGee 143

1987-Roger Clemens, Mike Schmidt 145

1988-Mark McGwire, George Bell, Andre Dawson 147

1989-Jose Canseco, Kirk Gibson 149

1990-Robin Yount, Kevin Mitchell 151

1991-Ryne Sandberg, Cecil Fielder, Nolan Ryan 153

1992-Roger Clemens, Terry Pendleton, Cal Ripken Jr. 155

1993-Dennis Eckersley, Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux 157

1994-Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Jack McDowell, Greg Maddux 159

1995-Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, David Cone, Greg Maddux 161

1996-Greg Maddux, Barry Larkin, Mo Vaughn, Randy Johnson 163

1997-Alex Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Pat Hentgen, Ken Caminiti 165

1998-Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Larry Walker 167

1999-Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa 169

2000-Chipper Jones, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Ivan Rodriguez 171

2001-Pedro Martinez, Jason Giambi, Jeff Kent, Randy Johnson 173

2002-Barry Bonds, Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki 175

2003-Randy Johnson, Barry Bonds, Miguel Tejada 177

2004-Barry Bonds, Eric Gagne, Roy Halladay, Alex Rodriguez 179

2005-Roger Clemens, Johan Santana, Ichiro Suzuki, Barry Bonds 181

2006-Alex Rodriguez, Bartolo Colon, Chris Carpenter, Albert Pujols 183

2007-Johan Santana, Justin Morneau, Ryan Howard, Brandon Webb 185

2008-Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Jimmy Rollins, Jake Peavy 187

2009-Albert Pujols, Cliff Lee, Tim Lincecum, Dustin Pedroia 189

2010-Joe Mauer, Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke, Albert Pujols 191

2011-Roy Halladay, Josh Hamilton, Joey Votto, Felix Hernandez 193

2012-Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Ryan Braun 195

2013-Miguel Cabrera, David Price, R. A. Dickey. Buster Posey 197

2014-Clayton Kershaw, Andrew McCutchen, Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer 199

2015-Mike Trout, Corey Kluber, Clayton Kershaw 201

Acknowledgments 202

About the Author 203

Editorial Reviews

This [book] is a great piece of history, mining the iconic, digest-size annual Who’s Who in Baseball. Each cover is reproduced — the first player on the cover was Ty Cobb, and it cost 15 cents. Babe Ruth made his first cover appearance in 1920, his first with the Yankees. And shockingly, the first African-American player to grace the cover was in 1966. And even then, Willie Mays shared the front with four other players. .. [A] fascinating artifact, with some stats and stories from every year.

New York Post

This [book] is a great piece of history, mining the iconic, digest-size annual Who’s Who in Baseball. Each cover is reproduced — the first player on the cover was Ty Cobb, and it cost 15 cents. Babe Ruth made his first cover appearance in 1920, his first with the Yankees. And shockingly, the first African-American player to grace the cover was in 1966. And even then, Willie Mays shared the front with four other players . . . [A] fascinating artifact, with some stats and stories from every year.

New York Post