Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball
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9781626367395
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Matthew Silverman., & Matthew Silverman|AUTHOR. (2011). Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball . Skyhorse.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matthew Silverman and Matthew Silverman|AUTHOR. 2011. Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball. Skyhorse.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matthew Silverman and Matthew Silverman|AUTHOR. Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Skyhorse, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Matthew Silverman, and Matthew Silverman|AUTHOR. Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Skyhorse, 2011.
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Full title | baseball miscellany everything you always wanted to know about baseball |
Author | silverman matthew |
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