Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Chadwick, Henry 1824 1908 Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Lorna Hanrahan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889" by Henry Chadwick is a sports reference publication crafted during the late 19th century. The guide serves both as a comprehensive yearbook for baseball and a record of the sport's development in America, emphasizing the significant statistics and events from the previous season, as well as important rules and regulations governing the game at the time. The opening portion of the guide introduces the emphasis on maintaining quality and authenticity in the baseball products offered by A.G. Spalding & Bros., while also providing a historical context for the significance of baseball as a national pastime. It details the popularity of the "Guide" since its inception, alongside a summary of the previous season's championship, highlighting notable achievements and crucial games. There is also a focus on the impact of organizational changes within the sport and the pressing need for integrity among players, referencing past scuffles with dishonest practices while celebrating the advances made through the establishment of the National League. Overall, this opening sets the stage for a detailed exploration of baseball's history, rules, and statistics through the lens of the 1888 season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Baseball -- Periodicals GV Text Category: History - American Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 525413 2025-08-04T09:06:22.309641 text/html 525234 2025-01-12T00:20:10.111407 text/html 254874 2025-08-04T09:06:32.523598 application/epub+zip 258133 2025-08-04T09:06:26.396617 application/epub+zip 212523 2025-08-04T09:06:24.908613 application/epub+zip 541800 2025-08-04T09:06:36.213534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497240 2025-08-04T09:06:31.253567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307194 2022-09-05T04:22:38.371189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456061 2025-08-04T09:06:21.852620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 451202 2021-01-02T06:05:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17466 2025-08-04T09:06:36.339559 application/rdf+xml 23645 2025-08-04T09:06:25.412629 image/jpeg 4813 2025-08-04T09:06:25.163611 image/jpeg 139146 2021-01-02T06:05:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 250336 2025-08-04T09:06:22.338645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia