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Talking baseball, with John Thorn and Pete Palmer

BROADCAST: Apr. 13, 1993 | DURATION: 00:50:09

Synopsis

The editors of Total Baseball, an encyclopedia and stats reference book, sit down with Studs to talk about the history of the game in relation to American history.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 13, 1993

Duration
50 minutes, 9 seconds

Topics

Sports and Sports Writers

People

Editors

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Thorn, John, 1947---Interviews Palmer, Pete--Interviews Thorn, John, 1947-. Total baseball. Palmer, Pete. Total baseball. Baseball--History.--United States Editors--United States--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes Radio programs

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