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| Author | Ernest J. Lanigan |
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| Subject | Major League Baseball |
| Genre | Reference |
Publication date | 1922 |
The Baseball Cyclopedia was the first encyclopedia covering major league baseball. It was compiled and published by sportswriter Ernest J. Lanigan, who served as the editor of the sports section of the New York Press. The nephew of Sporting News publisher Al Spink, Lanigan was known for being a baseball statistician, having served as an official scorer for multiple World Series.[1]
- ^ Lanigan, Enrest J. "Baseball Cyclopedia". McFarland & Co. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2013.