Best of the team encyclopedias

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	• The Dodgers Encyclopedia William F. McNeil Sports Publishing, 2001 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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Best of the team encyclopedias

I refrained from purchasing this book for many months based on your two negative customer reviews. When I finally did buy it, I realized that I should have listened to the professional reviewers, who gave the book high ratings. I have several other baseball team encyclopedias, and the Dodgers Encyclopedia is the best of the lot. The World Series coverage, the pennant races, and the no-hitter descriptions, are head and shoulders above any other book of its type. I particularly enjoyed the section on 'Memories Through the Years'. It brought to life many historic moments in Dodger history, like Fernandomania, the exploits of Kirk Gibson, and 'The Infield', in addition to introducing me to Brooklyn through the signing of Jackie Robinson, memories of Ebbets Field, and the tragi-comic career of Pistol Pete Reiser. All in all, a wonderful book!

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The definitive Dodger history

If you want a fair, unbiased review of this book, check the professional critics who rated it. One critic, who gave it five stars, said 'The Dodgers Encyclopedia can take its rightful place with the best team encyclopedias on the market'. This book contains complete chapters on the Dodgers World Series appearances, their exciting pennant races, and their no-hitters, as well as biographies of over 100 of their top players, managers, sportscasters, and executives. It also has a chapter on other unforgettable memories in Dodger history, such as the zany happenings in Ebbets Field (The Daffyness Boys, The Boys of Summer, The Dodger Sym-Phony, Hilda Chester, Happy Felton, and many more), Gil Hodges four home runs in one game, Willie Davis' hitting streak, Manny Mota's pinch hitting exploits, Roy Campanella night in the Colisseum, Ramon Martinez's 18 strikeout game, Kirk Gibson - the Natural, Mickey Hatcher - the Human Blowout Patch, and many more. The statistics section contains the career batting and pitching records of every player who ever wore Dodger Blue (INCLUDING Zack Wheat). But you be the judge. Read the book for yourself. I think you'll love it.

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big dodger fan

I have been a big Dodger fan for more than twenty years, and I loved this book. It allowed me to relive all the memorable events in Dodger history, particularly the World Series coverage of the 1981 and 1988 World Championships. Mickey Hatcher, Kirk Gibson, and Fernando, were three of my heroes. I also enjoyed all the player biographies, like Bill Russell, Bill Buckner, Ron Cey, and Pedro Guerrero. This is a wonderful book for Dodger fans.

The Dodgers Encyclopedia is the definitive book on Los Angeles and Brooklyn Dodgers baseball. It traces the history of one of Major League Baseball?s most successful organizations, from the misty beginnings of its predecessors in rural Brooklyn more than 140 years ago, through their formative years in the major leagues, as a member of the American Association from 1884 through 1889, to a full-fledged representative of the National League since 1890. It covers the exciting and often zany years in Brooklyn through 1957, as well as a long and successful sojourn in Southern California during the last half of the 20th century.

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