The Dickson Baseball Dictionary

"In 1989, the man now described as the Webster of Baseball published what he thought was a definitive work: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. Hailed on publication as 'a staggering piece of scholarship' (Wall Street Journal) and 'absorbing and enlightening reading' (Sports Illustrated), the dictionary won loyal admirers among baseball writers, players, managers, announcers, and fans of the game. Over the last 20 years, with the help of over 350 baseball and lexical experts, Dickson has completely revised, expanded, and improved his masterpiece – it is now the most important work on the language of baseball available in print and an invaluable guide to the lexicon of the game."
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