Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: This Great Game -- 1. The Evolution of Baseball, by Albert Spalding -- 2. Team Work, by John McGraw -- 3. A New Busher Breaks In, by Ring Lardner -- 4. Riding the Rails, by Jack Cavanaugh -- 5. The Black Sox Conspiracy Unfolds, by Tim Hornbaker -- Part Two: Memorable Moments And Personalities -- 6. Having a Career Day, by Stan Fischler -- From Third-String Catcher to First-String Spy -- Stan Musial Shows Why He Is "The Man" -- One Hand, No Hits-How Can That Happen? -- The Most Sensational Game Ever Pitched -- Why Did Three Crucial Players in the 1947 World Series Never Play Another Big League Game? -- 7. Drafting Jim Thome and Manny Ramírez, by George Christian Pappas -- 8. A Day with Ty Cobb, by F. C. Lane -- 9. Facing Ted Williams, edited by Dave Heller -- 10. The Engineer: Bobby Cox, by Dan Schlossberg -- 11. The Methuselah of the Mound, by Lew Freedman -- 12. The Game That Cost a Pennant, by Christy Mathewson -- 13. Five Unforgettable Dingers, by Joshua Shifrin and Tommy Shea -- The Bambino Breaks His Own Record -- Willie Mays's Classic Clout off of Spahn -- The Mick's Favorite Blast -- Hank Aaron: 715 -- Kirk Gibson: Wounded Warrior -- 14. Game Six, by Greg W. Prince -- 15. From the Cellar to the Penthouse, by Dave Perkin -- 16. Jim Bouton Makes a Comeback, by Lew Freedman -- Bibliography.