Foreword / Sparky Anderson
Timeline: From Red Stocking to Blue Jays: 125 Years of Baseball Highlights
Pt. 1. 1869-1900: A Game Takes Hold
The View from Great Britain / Newton Crane
The Overworked Catcher / John Montgomery Ward
The Stratagem / John Montgomery Ward
The Worst Kind of Hit / Newton Crane
A Word for the Beanball / John Montgomery Ward
The Right Way to Score a Run: Chadwick Convention Base Ball Manual for 1870
"The Batsman" / Thomas W. Lawson
The Origin of the Glove / Albert G. Spalding
1868: The Last Gasp of Amateurism
1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings: Baseball's First Dynasty
An All-Professional Team / Albert G. Spalding
Cincinnati's Heroes / Harry Ellard
"The Birth of a New Era" / Albert G. Spalding
"Base-Ball Among the Southerners"
1882: King Kelly Earns his Reputation / Michael J. Kelly
1883: The Changing of the Guard
The Shape of Things to Come: Player Vs. Writer
The Making of a Ballplayer: Cap Anson / Adrian C. Anson
1886: The First Great "World Series"
The Color Line Descends / Sol White
The Baltimore Orioles: Best Team of the 1890s / MacLean Kennedy
Rowdyism: The Plague that Almost Ruined the Game: Clippings from Henry Chadwick's personal diary
Pt. 2. 1901-1920: The Modern Era Begins
1901: The Big Stick of Ban Johnson
Ty Cobb: Slide So It Hurts / Ty Cobb
"Well, He Went Wild" / Mickey Cochrane
Travels with Honus / Jim Long
1907: Birth of a Double Standard / Sol White
1908: The Most Famous Pennant Race of All
The Man Behind Merkle's Boner / Johnny Evers and John P. Carmichael
"The Most Dramatic and Important Contest in the History of Baseball" / Christy Mathewson and John N. Wheeler
"Willie's Brother's Demise" / "Jack" Regan and Will E. Stahl
1912: Christy's Heartbreak, Part Two
"Tears Rolled Down His Sun-Burned Cheeks" / T. H. Murnane
Mathewson's Cunning Was Not Enough / John Buckingham Foster
"Manhattan vs. Smoky Joe"
Two Views of the Big Train
Addie Joss Could Spot 'Em
Even Heroes Fall / George Sisler and Lyall Smith
1920: A Death on the Field
Even Cobb Was Afraid / F. C. Lane
The Death of Ray Chapman / Fred Lieb
Carl Mays' Defense / F. C. Lane
Batting Helmets, An Idea Whose Time Had Not Come
The Black Sox: Anatomy of a Scandal
"Crookedness and Baseball Do Not Mix" / Charles Comiskey
The Whistle Blower / Hugh S. Fullerton
"Who Is Hugh Fullerton Anyway?"
Buck Weaver Asks Why / Buck Weaver
Pt. 3. 1921-1945: The Game in Its Glory
"Judge Landis: Baseball's Stern Savior" / Frank Graham
Life at St. Mary's / George Herman Ruth
He Knew His Limitations / Babe Ruth
The Babe's Debut / Tim Murnane
Why I Sold Ruth / Harry Frazee
Pitching to the Babe / Urban Shocker
Kids, Sisters, and Mothers / Frank Graham
"Ruth Crashes 60th to Set New Record"
1923: The Yankee Dynasty Begins / Grantland Rice
1926: John J. Knew . . . Sometimes / John McGraw
1930: Dizzy Dean Earns His Reputation / Ken Chilcote
The Shape of Things to Come: Night Baseball / Clifford Bloodgood
Nicknames in the 1930s / Bill James
Ted Williams: .406 in '41 / Ted Williams and John Underwood
Stan Musial: "Nobody Can Be that Good!" / Stan Musial and Bob Broeg
The Game Goes On / Shirley Povich
"My Greatest Thrill" / Tommy Henrich and Fred Down
Hank Greenberg's War / Arthur Daley
Pt. 4. 1946-1975: Years of Peace
1947: A Barrier Finally Falls
"How Could a Man of Worth and Human Dignity Bend Enough?" / Branch Rickey
An Uprising Planned / Kirby Higbe and Martin Quigley
An Uprising Put Down / Leo Durocher and Ed Linn
"I Gritted My Teeth" / Jackie Robinson and Wendell Smith
Those Who Didn't Make It / Monte Irvin
Speaking from Experience / Hank Greenberg
Joe Dimaggio, Young Old Master / Red Smith
Willie Mays Opens Some Eyes / Laraine Day
1954: The Most Shocking World Series of the Fifties / Roger Kahn
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris: M for Murder / Jim Murray
Snapshots of Clemente / Jim Kaplan
Discovering a Star: Brooks Robinson / Lindsay Deal
Juan Marichal: Fifty Cents for the Shoemaker / Juan Marichal and Charles Einstein
1968: Al Kaline's Greatest Moment / Jerry Green
Hank Aaron: For Jackie / Henry Aaron and Lonnie Wheeler
1975: Red Sox Vs. Reds, Game Six / Joe Morgan and David Falkner
The Shape of Things to Come: Free Agency / Bob Maisel
Pt. 5. 1976-1994: Facing the Future
Two Sides to Every Issue / Ralph Ray
The Crux of the Matter: Does Signing Free Agents Help You Win? / Bill James
Mike Schmidt: "A Young Man in a Hurry" / Bill Conlin
1978: Another Disappointment for Yaz / Peter Gammons
1978: Carlton Fisk's Kingdom / Melissa Ludtke
1981: "The Silence" / Roger Angell
1984: The Cubs Almost Make It / Barry Gifford
In Praise of Statistics / John Thorn and Pete Palmer
October 15, 1986: Cold Dinners / Maury Allen
"Nothing to Forgive" / Thomas Boswell
Nolan Ryan: The Arc of a Career
"A Little White Lie" / Jerome Holtzman
"Warning: Nolan Ryan's Smoke Is Dangerous to a Batter's Health" / Arnold Hano
"When It's Over" / Nolan Ryan and Jerry Jenkins
1993: George Brett Says Goodbye / Gib Twyman
The Last Word: acceptance speech upon induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame / Reggie Jackson.