Anyone else have a baseball encyclopedia?

[tokyojoe1954]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

[dugoutrex]

of course!

[jcgmoi]

Big Mac!

[Melville]

Why would I need one?

[OldRed]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

[riff raff]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

[Cardinals4Life]

Why would I need one?

Post of the year, folks!
That made me literally laugh out loud.

[tokyojoe1954]

Why would I need one?

Post of the year, folks!
That made me literally laugh out loud.

You would use it to see baseball stats in pre-internet days.

[sikeston bulldog2]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

Yep. Those of you who never got into the Sporting News missed out. Weekly!

[Melville]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

That, and Baseball Digest.

[Melville]

Why would I need one?

Post of the year, folks!
That made me literally laugh out loud.

Happy to provide the levity.
Given the thread title, it was a tap-in.

[HighHeat23]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

No, but I did have a paperback edition of the Bill James Baseball Abstract.

[HighHeat23]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

Yep. Those of you who never got into the Sporting News missed out. Weekly!

Could not agree more...back in the day TSN was the best!

[sikeston bulldog2]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

Yep. Those of you who never got into the Sporting News missed out. Weekly!

Could not agree more...back in the day TSN was the best!

Old shabby paper. Loved it. And thick. Serious coverage by real writers.

[HighHeat23]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

Yep. Those of you who never got into the Sporting News missed out. Weekly!

Could not agree more...back in the day TSN was the best!

Old shabby paper. Loved it. And thick. Serious coverage by real writers.

Definitely loved the paper and hated it when they went to a more magazine product.
And every MLB team had coverage every issue which included their farm system. While they covered other sports, TSN's main focus was baseball.

[sikeston bulldog2]

I bought one during the 1981 baseball strike. Before the internet this was the equivalent of Baseball Reference.com
If I could have just one book for the rest of my life it would be Baseball Encyclopedia.
(Baseball Encyclopedia shows stats for every player who ever played.)

I had two. At one time it was only way you check a player's stats or career stats. I kept the list of players I had met, but not sure it is up to date.

Did you get the Sporting News weekly? It was the best

Yep. Those of you who never got into the Sporting News missed out. Weekly!

Could not agree more...back in the day TSN was the best!

Old shabby paper. Loved it. And thick. Serious coverage by real writers.

Definitely loved the paper and hated it when they went to a more magazine product.
And every MLB team had coverage every issue which included their farm system. While they covered other sports, TSN's main focus was baseball.

Weekly. Even as a young kid i remember thinking, how do they do it weekly. Early 60’s. Weekly.