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- ↑ John Thorn and Pete Palmer, with David Reuther, The Hidden Game of Baseball, 1984. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1984
- ↑ Thorn, John (April 20, 2015). "The Hidden Game of Baseball, 2015". MLB.com.
- ↑ Keri, Jonah; Prospectus, Baseball (2007-02-27). Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong. Basic Books. pp. 2, 43. ISBN 978-0-465-00373-0.
- ↑ [John Thorn, Pete Palmer, with David Reuther, The Hidden Game of Baseball Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, p. x.
- ↑ Keri, Jonah; Prospectus, Baseball (2007-02-27). Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong. Basic Books. pp. 61, 128. ISBN 978-0-465-00373-0.
- ↑ Golden, Bruce L.; Wasil, Edward A. (1986-02-01). "Book Review of the Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and its Statistics by John Thorn and Pete Palmer". American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences. 6 (3–4): 423–428. doi:10.1080/01966324.1986.10737202. ISSN 0196-6324.
- ↑ "8 new baseball books for Opening Day and beyond". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729 . Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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