Announcement: But Didn't We Have Fun?

January 29, 2008

Peter Morris, who was twice won SABR’s prestigious Seymour Award, comes out with this new book, subtitled “An Informal History of baseball’s Pioneer Era, 1843-1970.”

Due out in March from Ivan R. Dee, it’s yet another look at the origins of the game as it moved from an amateur pastime to what would become big business.

According to the publisher’s catalog, Morris, whose two-part A Game of Inches also won the Casey Award from Spitball Magazine, as well Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan (University of Michigan Press) is a former national and international Scrabble champion. I’m just sayin’…

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