Classic Sports Journal

Baseball   Football   Basketball

 

Now you can get year-by-year journals of all 3 sports. 

Final standings, special games, stat leaders, awards, and more.

Legends and one-year wonders are all here - as are your favorite teams.   

 

Welcome to Classic Sports Journal!

Get more of the story!

Records were broken, trades were made, who received heavy fines?

What were the scandals? Who was drafted #1? Who chose to retire?

 

Check out the list of E-books on MLB (AL & NL), NFL and NBA

What others have said...       

       I find this reading extremely addictive...disappearing into the fond memories of so many games watched and listened to throughout my life...the amazingly detailed accounts and statistics of games and team’s past is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.                                                                                                                                                            Gary Reynolds, Wheaton

 

       Anyone with a love of baseball or football would enjoy these e-books, especially the ability to drill down into specific sections or by names and chat with their father and son, and with buddies over a few beers.     Jack  Powers, Oak Park

 

      Brian Aldridge has written original books on  Baseball , Football, and Basketball that appear every generation or so. His understanding of these sports is second to none.                                                                                                         Ned Herbert, Wheaton

What's CSJ All About?

  

     While paging through my dad’s leather-bound  Pictorial History of American Sports (H.A. Schneider; copywrite 1952), I came across a drawing of Babe Ruth (allegedly) pointing toward Wrigley Field’s center field (1932 World Series). Well, the story has it that he was telling the Chicago Cubs the location of where his home run was going to land. Moments later, he homered in that direction and his Called Shot made this history book. Okay, who won (Yanks swept 4 games)? The Cubs were in the World Series? Yes, and they were quite good then.

       Stars of all types (and fleet animals like Man O’ War and Seabiscuit) were listed by their respective eras. Since it’s a large, thick book, one must bypass pics of barnstorming basketball teams (NY’s Original Celts), a write-up of NHL’s original six hockey teams, dramatic shots of Olympic champions, and drawings of legendary heavyweight boxers (i.e. Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney).

 

     

       Then there’s Babe, standing at the plate, pointing north with his right arm extended. In 1932, the NL and the AL totaled 20 teams. Teams traveled by train; uniforms were wool, helmets were not mandatory until the 1950s, and  it took the wizardry of a Dodgers GM and the remarkable courage of a rookie 2B  that Black players finally returned to the majors. [Note: 2021: MLB recognized the various  Negro League teams from 1920-48 as a major league].

       So, let’s bring you up to speed! Let each season of each sport tell a story. Like dad’s book, something might catch your eye. It might be a particular season, or game, or when you find and follow a childhood hero. They didn’t disappoint you then – and they won’t disappoint you now either.

       Note: CSJ's menu lists over 30 e-books. Where to start? How's this: scroll down and choose a Journal Note or two (or 3 or 4!). They are free...and each will give you a foretaste of the changes each sport endured.  

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Journal Notes allow you to track every twist and turn across MLB, NFL, and NBA histories.  Franchises moved, leagues merged, stars came and went.                                            

Make this is personal. You witnessed teams and players at their best; you saw what few others could ever do.         

This  is your time to follow your teams and long-held heroes.  They'll  return if you let them. 

Sports history is alive and it’s ours.

   Enjoy the  journey - and share with others along the way!