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Game of Chance 15: Why Baseball Has Statistics

Game of Chance by Alex Reisner

Sep 10, 201011:18Sports & Recreation

Right from its beginnings in the 1800s, baseball has been accompanied by a barrage of numbers. Why are statistics so important to baseball? Why did they develop so naturally, and why have they remained so fascinating for...

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Game of Chance 15: Why Baseball Has Statistics is an episode from Game of Chance by Alex Reisner. Right from its beginnings in the 1800s, baseball has been accompanied by a barrage of numbers. Why are statistics so important to baseball? Wh...

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Published Sep 10, 2010, 11:18 long, audio available.

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