| Preface, | xi |
| Introduction, | xv |
| Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture | |
| Aaron, Henry Louis (Hank, Hammerin’ Hank) (1934–), | 1 |
| African Americans, | 4 |
| Alexander, Grover Cleveland (Old Pete, Alex the Great) (1887–1950), | 6 |
| Ail-American Girls Professional Baseball League, | 7 |
| Allen, Mel (1913–1996), | 9 |
| All-Star Games, | 11 |
| American Legion Baseball, | 12 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease), | 12 |
| Anson, Adrian Constantine (Cap, Pop) (1852–1922), | 13 |
| Antitrust Exemption, | 15 |
| Art, | 16 |
| Artificial Turf, | 18 |
| Australian Baseball, | 18 |
| Autographs, | 19 |
| Autry, Orvon Gene (1907–1998), | 19 |
| Babe Ruth League, | 21 |
| Baker, John Franklin (Home Run) (1886–1963), | 21 |
| Ballparks, | 23 |
| Banks, Ernest (Ernie, Mr. Cub) (1931–), | 25 |
| Barber, Walter Lanier (Red) (1908–1992), | 26 |
| The Baseball Encyclopedia, | 27 |
| Bauman, Joe Willis (1922–), | 28 |
| Bell, James Thomas (Cool Papa) (1903–1991), | 28 |
| Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) (1925–), | 29 |
| Black Sox Scandal, | 30 |
| Bouton, James Alan (Jim) (1939–), | 33 |
| Brickhouse, John Beasley (Jack) (1916–1998), | 34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers, | 34 |
| Brown, Mordecai Peter Centennial (Three Finger, Brownie) (1876–1948), | 37 |
| Business, | 38 |
| Campanella, Roy (Campy) (1921–1993), | 43 |
| Canadian Baseball, | 44 |
| Cancer, | 45 |
| Caray, Harry (ca. 1914–1998), | 46 |
| Cards, Baseball, | 47 |
| Cartwright, Alexander Joy (1820–1892), | 49 |
| “Casey at the Bat,” | 50 |
| Castro, Fidel (1927–), | 52 |
| Chadwick, Henry (1824–1908), | 53 |
| Chandler, Albert Benjamin (Happy) (1898–1991), | 53 |
| Chapman, Raymond Johnson (Ray) (1891–1920), | 54 |
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Publication information:
Book title: Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.
Contributors: Edward J. Rielly - Author.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press.
Place of publication: Lincoln, NE.
Publication year: 2005.
Page number: vii.
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