Sandlot Stats uses the national pastime to help students who love baseball learn—and enjoy—statistics. As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics—from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America’s favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical underpinnings of baseball so that students can understand the world of statistics and probability. Carefully illustrated and filled with exercises and examples, this book teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics through the feats of baseball legends such as Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams—and more recent players such as Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Exercises require only pen-and-paper or Microsoft Excel to perform the analyses. Sandlot Stats covers all the bases, including • descriptive and inferential statistics • linear regression and correlation • probability • sports betting • probability distribution functions • sampling distributions • hypothesis testing • confidence intervals • chi-square distribution Sandlot Stats offers information covered in most introductory statistics books, yet is peppered with interesting facts from the history of baseball to enhance the interest of the student and make learning fun.

Collects such baseball records as most grand slams in a season, highest attendance in a single season, most strikeouts in a rookie season, and most World Series hits.

This historical baseball sourcebook features exclusive summaries of every major league season, including standings, league leaders, in-depth team profiles, and highlights.

Presents information, including biographical profiles and career statistics, about some of the major league baseball's best pitchers.

Comprehensive guide to the best players, pitchers, and fielders in baseball history at the 150th Anniversary of the Major Leagues (1871-2020). The ultimate compendium for the baseball fan, including All-Time teams for your favorite franchise from the Yankees to the Dodgers and every team in between. Ranks for every franchise of their best batters, pitchers, and fielders, too. Great book for the baseball fan in your life. Includes the Top 500 batters, Top 250 pitchers, and the Top 150 Fielders at every position through the history of the sport, and the Top Seasons of All-Time and team. Expect a bunch of stats, and rankings.

For baseball's millions of fans, this ultimate reference to the national pastime features a listing of more than 800 memorable people, places, dates, events, terms, records, and statistics. From the game's origins in the 1840s to the present day, The Book of Baseball Literacy presents complete details on the great sport in one lively, fascinating treasury.

A comprehensive and compact compendium. The Best Book of Football Facts and Stats is a celebration of the game's history and the legendary players and coaches that helped shape and influence the sport. The pages include all the relevant statistics through the 2003 season -- complete with a summary of this year's Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. The book includes the most notable, awe-inspiring events that made NFL history. There are concise, personal portraits and career stats of All-Star NFL legends such as Troy Aikman, Joe Montana and Walter Payton as well as coverage of the superstars of today: Tom Brady, Jake Delhomme and Jamal Lewis. Also featured are club profiles of every NFL franchise from the Arizona Cardinals to Washington Redskins. Other features include: Details from every Super Bowl from 1967 to 2004 Who's who of coaches Summaries of the NFL's greatest games Statistical leaders and award winners Glossary of football terms. The Best Book of Football Facts and Stats is an indispensable book for fans both during and between football seasons.