The Complete New York Clipper Baseball Biographies: More Than 800 Sketches of Players, Managers, Owners, Umpires, Reporters and Others, 1859-1903

The New York Clipper (according to its masthead
The Oldest American Sporting and Theatrical Journal ) was the standard bearer of sports weeklies during the 19th century. One of the
Clipper’s
features was a weekly biographical portrait of a sporting figure. More than 800 baseball players, managers, owners, umpires, and writers were portrayed during the
Clipper’s
70-year existence. These biographies are collected in alphabetical order, accompanied by more than 600 portraits. The book features a foreword by noted sports historian John Thorn and more than 600 line-art drawings.