"Aron has found the Rosetta Stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries...Here is surefire water-cooler ammo." John Thorn, Editor of Total Baseball Did Shoeless Joe Jackson throw the World Series? Why did the Dodgers move? Were yesterday's players better than today's? Why can't the Red Sox win? In this captivating book, history sleuth Paul Aron takes a fresh look at dozens of baseball's most perplexing questions, debates, and conundrums. Carefully presenting all the evidence in each case, he comes up with most likely answer, giving baseball fans and trivia buffs all the ammunition they need to impress friends, astound acquaintances ...and win bar bets. Paul Aron (Williamsburg, VA), an award-winning reporter for the Virginia Gazette, is the author of Unsolved Mysteries of American History (0-471-28368-1), Unsolved Mysteries of History (0-471-44257-7), and More Unsolved Mysteries of American History (0-471-26705-8).