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	Introduction	p. 5
Chapter 1	Playing the Game	p. 7
	Rules of the Game	p. 8
	Developing Your Baseball Skills	p. 9
	Hitting	p. 9
	Defense	p. 11
	Baseball Fun Without a Full Team	p. 16
Chapter 2	The History of Baseball	p. 19
	The Earliest Games	p. 20
	Baseball Through the Decades	p. 21
Chapter 3	The National League	p. 43
	The Start of the National League	p. 44
	San Francisco Giants	p. 45
	Philadelphia Phillies	p. 47
	Colorado Rockies	p. 48
	St. Louis Cardinals	p. 49
	Miami Marlins	p. 51
	Arizona Diamondbacks	p. 52
	New York Mets	p. 53
	Atlanta Braves	p. 56
	San Diego Padres	p. 58
	Cincinnati Reds	p. 59
	Los Angeles Dodgers	p. 61
	Milwaukee Brewers	p. 64
	Pittsburgh Pirates	p. 65
	Washington Nationals	p. 67
	Chicago Cubs	p. 68
Chapter 4	The American League	p. 71
	Kansas City Royals	p. 73
	Boston Red Sox	p. 75
	Texas Rangers	p. 76
	New York Yankees	p. 78
	Tampa Bay Rays	p. 82
	Detroit Tigers	p. 83
	Chicago White Sox	p. 84
	Los Angeles Angels	p. 85
	Cleveland Guardians	p. 87
	Toronto Blue Jays	p. 88
	Minnesota Twins	p. 89
	Oakland Athletics	p. 91
	Baltimore Orioles	p. 93
	Seattle Mariners	p. 94
	Houston Astros	p. 96
Chapter 5	Great Players of Today	p. 99
	Premier Pitchers	p. 100
	Top Hitters	p. 103
	Double Duty	p. 105
	The Baseball Hall of Fame	p. 106
Chapter 6	The World Series	p. 109
	Origins of the World Series	p. 110
	Over a Century of the World Series	p. 111
Chapter 7	Statistics and Records	p. 121
	Individual Stats	p. 122
	Box Score	p. 123
	Player Statistics	p. 128
	The Standings	p. 128
	All-Time Record Holders	p. 133
	One-Season Records	p. 136
Chapter 8	Beyond the Major Leagues	p. 137
	Getting to the Majors	p. 138
	Women in Baseball	p. 142
	Baseball Across the World	p. 145
Chapter 9	Super Baseball Fans	p. 147
	Fantasy Baseball	p. 148
	How Fantasy Baseball Works	p. 148
	Different Types of Leagues	p. 150
	Determining Who's on Your Team	p. 150
	Fantasy Baseball Strategy	p. 152
	Weekly Strategy	p. 153
	Baseball Cards	p. 153
	Keeping Score	p. 159
	Glossary	p. 162
	Puzzle Answers	p. 170

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