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Backstop : a history of the catcher and a sabermetric ranking of 50 all-time greats /
- Title
- Backstop : a history of the catcher and a sabermetric ranking of 50 all-time greats / William F. McNeil ; foreword by Pete Palmer.
- Author
- McNeil, William.
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- Additional Authors
- McNeil, William.
- Description
- x, 257 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "In Part I the history of catching and catchers is discussed. Part II, the author employs sabermetric formulas to rank the 50 greatest catchers since 1920. Also included is a chapter on catchers of the 19th century, deadball era, and Negro Leagues, whose career statistics are either incomplete, inaccurate, or produced under different playing conditions and rules"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- ISBN
- 0786421770 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005031105
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library