"Completely updated!"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-168) and index.

Chapter 1 Playing the Game 7 -- Rules of the Game 8 -- Developing Your Baseball Skills 9 -- Hitting 9 -- Defense 11 -- Baseball Fun Without a Full Team 16 -- Chapter 2 History of Baseball 19 -- Earliest Games 20 -- Baseball Through the Decades 21 -- Chapter 3 National League 43 -- Start of the National League 44 -- San Francisco Giants 45 -- Philadelphia Phillies 47 -- Colorado Rockies 48 -- St. Louis Cardinals 49 -- Miami Marlins 51 -- Arizona Diamondbacks 52 -- New York Mets 53 -- Atlanta Braves 56 -- San Diego Padres 58 -- Cincinnati Reds 59 -- Los Angeles Dodgers 61 -- Milwaukee Brewers 64 -- Pittsburgh Pirates 65 -- Washington Nationals 67 -- Chicago Cubs 68 -- Chapter 4 American League 70 -- Texas Rangers 72 -- New York Yankees 74 -- Tampa Bay Rays 77 -- Boston Red Sox 79 -- Detroit Tigers 80 -- Chicago White Sox 82 -- Los Angeles Angels 82 -- Cleveland Indians 84 -- Toronto Blue Jays 85 -- Minnesota Twins 86 -- Oakland Athletics 87 -- Kansas City Royals 89 -- Baltimore Orioles 90 -- Seattle Mariners 92 -- Houston Astros 93 -- Chapter 5 Great Players of Today 95 -- Premier Pitchers 96 -- Top Hitters 99 -- Ail-Time Greats Who Are Still Playing 101 -- Baseball Hall of Fame 103 -- Chapter 6 World Series 107 -- Origins of the World Series 108 -- Over a Century of the World Series 109 -- Chapter 7 Statistics and Records 117 -- Individual Stats 118 -- Box Score 119 -- Player Statistics 123 -- Standings 124 -- Ail-Time Record Holders 130 -- One-Season Records 132 -- Chapter 8 Keeping Score 134 -- Scoring Symbols 135 -- Other Scoring Symbols 138 -- Baseball Scoring Questions and Answers 140 -- A Portion of a Sample Scorecard 141 -- Chapter 9 Beyond the Major Leagues 146 -- Getting to the Majors 147 -- Baseball Cards 150 -- Fantasy Baseball 155.