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Title	Author	# of Pages
A Baseball Century: The First 100 Years of the National League	Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.	256

Contents

Introduction    (p. 18)
Beginnings (Hurray for Captain Spalding!)    (p. 23)
Contrasts ("I Think We Had More Fun . . .")    (p. 41)
The Teams    (p. 57)
A Tale of Three Cites (The Braves)    (p. 58)
Reach for the Stars (The Astros)    (p. 70)
Swashbuckling Bats (The Pirates)    (p. 78)
Spirit of St. Louis (The Cardinals)    (p. 90)
Amazin'! (The Mets)    (p. 106)
On the North Side of Chicago (The Cubs)    (p. 118)
Mission in the Valley (The Padres)    (p. 132)
Pride in Philadelphia (The Phillies)    (p. 140)
A Tradition of Victory (The Giants)    (p. 152)
Affaire de Coeur (The Expos)    (p. 168)
From the Borough of Churches to the City of Angels (The Dodgers)    (p. 176)
Big Red Machine (The Reds)    (p. 190)
Equipment (Barn Doors in the Infield)    (p. 205)
Portfolio (The Classic Duel)    (p. 225)
The All-Stars (The Best from Each Quarter Century)    (p. 241)
Chronology    (p. 245)
Credits    (p. 256)