ðə bˈʊk, pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn baɪ ˈeɪ. ˈɛs. bˈɑːɹnz ænd kˈʌmpəni wʌz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəli hˈeɪld æz ɐ kwˈɔntəm lˈiːp ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv spˈoːɹts ɹˈɛfɹəns.
The book, published in 1951 by A. S. Barnes & Company was universally hailed as a quantum leap in the field of sports reference.