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a history of the catcher and a sabermetric ranking of 50 all-time greats
By William McNeil, William F. McNeil and Foreword by Pete Palmer
"Backstop" was published by McFarland & Co. in 2006 - Jefferson, N.C, it has 257 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Backstop” Metadata:
- Title: Backstop
- Authors: William McNeilWilliam F. McNeilForeword by Pete Palmer
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 257
- Publisher: McFarland & Co.
- Publish Date: 2006
- Publish Location: Jefferson, N.C
“Backstop” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Catchers (Baseball) - Catching (Baseball) - Statistics - Biography - Baseball - Sports - Sports & Recreation - USA - Baseball - History - United States - Baseball players, statistics
- Places: United States
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL3414936M - OL2623802W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 62281443
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2005031105
- ISBN-10: 0786421770
- All ISBNs: 0786421770
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"Backstop" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Meet the candidates
- 2- The catcher-baseball's quarterback
- 3- Great catchers who are out of the loop
- 4- From Hartnett to Lombardi-1920 to 1940
- 5- Baseball's golden age-1940 to 1960
- 6- Johnny Bench and the modern catcher-1960 to 1980
- 7- Piazza and the big sluggers-1980 to 2000
- 8- A statistical analysis of baseball's greatest catchers
- 9- Sabermetrics-devising a statistical system for comparing catchers
- 10- The game's best-hitting catcher
- 11- The number one defensive catcher of all time
- 12- Baseball's greatest all-around catcher.
"Backstop" Description:
The Open Library:
"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.
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