pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ˈeɪ. ˈɛs. bˈɑːɹnz ænd kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ðə bˈʊk kəntˈeɪnd ɐ kəmplˈiːt lˈɪstɪŋ ʌv ˈɛvɹi mˈæn hˌuː hæd plˈeɪd mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə jˈɪɹz ðeɪ hæd plˈeɪd, ðə tˈiːmz ðeɪ hæd plˈeɪd fɔːɹ, ænd sˌʌm bˈeɪsɪk stɐtˈɪstɪks.
Published by A. S. Barnes & Company in 1951, the book contained a complete listing of every man who had played Major League Baseball, along with the years they had played, the teams they had played for, and some basic statistics.