At head of title: Sports Illustrated.

Introduction: Being there / by Kostya Kennedy -- 1869 to 1919: Beginnings -- The originals, 1869 -- Beginning of the world, 1903 -- Good Christy, 1906 -- A master stroke, 1908 -- The pitcher, the namesake, 1908 -- The boner at Coogan's Bluff, 1908 -- Most valuable, 1909 -- A primal force, 1910 -- A half century of class, 1913 -- Fast and easy, 1916 -- 1920 to 1947: From Ruth to Robinson -- Say it ain't so, Joe, 1920 -- Hot dogs here!, 1920 -- Tuning in, 1920 -- The first commissioner, 1922 -- The Babe, 1926 -- The midsummer classic, 1933 -- The catcher was a spy, 1933 -- Bright idea, 1935 -- Elite, under any conditions, 1936 -- What a gas, 1937 -- The one percent, 1939 -- Luckiest man, 1939 -- Beaned, 1940 -- Joltin' Joe, 1941 -- Baseball and the war, 1942 -- The splendid splinter, 1947 -- Taking it to the streets, 1947 -- 1948 to 1968: The golden years -- A time to shine, 1948 -- A pitcher for the ages, 1948 -- A Sunday lark, 1951 -- Surviving Thomson's shot 1951, -- The catch, 1954 -- Mr. Cub, Mr. Sunshine, 1955 -- The path of a pioneer, 1955 -- Presidential strikes, 1956 -- Perfect, 1956 -- Maz's magic moment,1960 -- The road to 61 -- A mighty Casey, 1963 -- The man, 1963 -- Pure greatness, 1963 -- Storyteller, 1964 -- Political hardball, 1964 -- Game-changer, 1964 -- Inside baseball, 1956 -- Mickey, late in the game, 1965 -- An awful outburst, 1965 -- Coming to town, 1966 -- Spring awakenings, 1967 -- Crowd pleaser, 1967 -- 1969 to 1993: Expanding influence -- The Labor revolution, 1970 -- The hustler, 1970 -- A model for everyone, 1970 -- Move over, Babe, 1974 -- Tangling up with blue, 1974 -- Mr. October, 1974 -- Game six, 1975 -- Rare bird, 1977 -- The story of Oh, 1977 -- A man and his elbow, 1978 -- Kicking butts, 1980 -- Fernandomania, 1981 -- Pure heat, 1983 -- Slow ride, 1983 -- Too good to be true, 1985 -- No sweeter stroke, 1985 -- The wizard, 1985 -- The art of the craft, 1986 -- Within the wall, 1987 -- Generation to generation, 1989 -- Quaking, 1989 -- Undaunted, 1991 -- A sticky situation, 1991 -- See Rickey run, 1992 -- King George, 1993 -- The arms of Atlanta, 1993 -- Northern exposure, 1993 -- 1994 to 2018: Wildness -- Jordan on the farm, 1994 -- Forsaking the faithful, 1994 -- Waiting for show time, 1995 -- Height of success, 1995 -- Phans delight, 1995 -- Iron man, 1995 -- The magic of the movies, 1997 -- As good as it gets, 2000 -- Every breath he takes, 2003 -- A homeland of dreams, 2003 -- Reaching out, touching you, 2003 -- Tainted time, 2005 -- The song before the game, 2005 -- The Yankee way, 2006 -- The Jackie in everyone, 2007 -- Going, Going, gone*, 2007 -- Leading by numbers, 2010 -- Minor pleasures, 2012 -- As it is written, 2012 -- A girl among boys, 2014 -- Energy, unbounded, 2015 -- The weight is lifted, 2016 -- Good pitch, good hit, 2018.