Bill James, as only he can, has written one of the definitive baseball books. The book is split into an examination of the game broken out into decades, and a section on the best players, by position, in the game.

Fascinating stuff, as James gives glimpses of how baseball was played in the past, and the players playing in it.

Even though this book is superceded by the equally good, "The New Bill James Baseball Abstract", it has plenty of meat to offer that is different than the newer book.

A classic I've read many times. ( )