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RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
Base Ball: How to Become a Player
1888 Edition
In this landmark work that deftly mixed scholarship, experience, and wit, major leaguer John Montgomery Ward documented the game’s murky beginnings and addressed baseball matters “which can be told only by a player.” In his book, he urged players to “keep out of saloons,” suggested that playing handball was more beneficial than spring training, and heartily supported amateur baseball “in every hamlet” as the basis for the game’s continued success.