John Thorn wrote that a baseball encyclopedia had been the original idea. The publisher wanted a quick turnaround, though, as publishers often want, so Thorn and Pete Palmer went with a scaled ...

Jones, who died Monday at 93, captured history and the essence of the sport with his "Field of Dreams" portrayal of Terence Mann.

Joe Castiglione announced his retirement this past week after 42 years as the radio voice of the Red Sox. In all, Castiglione ...

The actor James Earl Jones died Monday at 93. He's remembered for many roles, notably as the writer in Field of Dreams who ...

The Baseball Encyclopedia tells us Hugh Melville “Hughie” Critz was born in Starkville in 1900 and died in Greenwood in 1980 at the age of 79. It tells us Critz was a wee man, standing just 5 ...

The committee could have found more worthy candidates by looking to more 19th century stars, who were just being rediscovered thanks in part to the 1969 publication of The Baseball Encyclopedia.

considering there have been close to 40 players named Anderson or Andersen traipsing through the Baseball Encyclopedia. So, in our search for an explanation, we asked longtime pitcher-funnyman ...

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For four decades, from Pawtucket to Worcester, Bill Wanless has served as the gatekeeper of the Boston Red Sox' Triple-A club ...

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All definitions in this encyclopedia are not only consistent in style because they are written by one person, Alan Freedman, but they get clearer all the time because they are routinely edited for ...

The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball and The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. This story was published in February 2015 as part of the RocJocks series.