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Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide for 1913
Collector’s Edition: Featuring Historical Commentary, Player Profiles, Essays, and Appendices

Step back into the world of Deadball Era baseball with this expanded collector’s edition of Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide for 1913.

Originally published by the American Sports Publishing Company and edited by John B. Foster, the 1913 guide served as one of baseball’s most important annual reference works. Its pages capture the sport at a fascinating moment in history, following the dramatic 1912 season and the unforgettable World Series between the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox.

This edition preserves the core historical content of the original guide while making it more accessible to modern readers through extensive editorial enhancements and historical commentary.

Inside you will find:

• The restored text of the 1913 Spalding Official Base Ball Guide

• Historical essays explaining the Deadball Era and the state of baseball in 1912

• Original player profiles featuring Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Joe Wood, Tris Speaker, and Fred Snodgrass

• Appendices exploring the players, events, and stories behind the statistics

• A detailed examination of Fred Snodgrass and the famous 1912 World Series

• An illustrated look at how baseball evolved from 1912 into the modern era

• Reproductions of selected photographs, illustrations, advertisements, and pages from the original guide

• Historical image captions, bibliography, and editorial notes

More than a century after its original publication, the 1913 Spalding Official Base Ball Guide remains a remarkable window into baseball’s formative years. Whether you are a baseball historian, collector, researcher, or lifelong fan, this expanded edition offers both the original guide and the context needed to fully appreciate the game as it existed during one of its most influential periods.

Discover the players, ballparks, controversies, and traditions that helped shape America’s national pastime.

Publisher Independently published Publication date June 16, 2026 Language English Print length 213 pages ISBN-13 979-8181815568 Item Weight 1.39 pounds Dimensions 8.5 x 0.48 x 11 inches 11.0 inches x 8.5 inches x 0.48 inches. Weight: 1.39 lb