Chris Jensen is an author whose debut publishing Baseball State by State received praise across the baseball community. Influenced from home roots close to Cooperstown, New York, his dedication and research towards baseball history puts him among few and far between.

Baseball State by State

  • Offering a fresh approach to the familiar concept of all-time baseball teams, this exhaustive work ranks more than 2,500 players by state of birth and includes both major league and Negro League athletes. Each chapter covers one state and opens with the all-time team, naming a top selection for each position followed by honorable mentions. Also included are all-time stat leaders in nine categories--games, hits, average, RBI, home runs, stolen bases, pitching wins, strikeouts and saves--a brief overview of the state's baseball history, notable player achievements, historic baseball places to see, potential future stars, a comprehensive list of player nicknames, and the state's all-time best player.

  • “Chris Jensen's book is a must-have for any baseball fan; whether you're a researcher/writer or just someone who loves the game, you'll get something out of it and be entertained all the while.” - Seamheads.com

    “it’s the kind of book you could open to any page and learn 10 fascinating things” - Baseball American

    “Jensen’s new book is one of the most thorough compilations of lists you’ll ever see. The result is a truly remarkable compilation of baseball knowledge, ranging from the well-known to incredibly obscure” - Brew Crew Ball

(2012)

About

A childhood in the upstate New York towns of Morris and Delhi, Chris was destined to be a baseball fanatic with proximity to Cooperstown.

With higher education from Potsdam University (‘82) & Ball State University (‘84), Chris settled in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Following a stint at The Indianapolis Star, Chris found himself in a niche category of hardware retailing. Spending 18 years as an editor at NRHA before leaving and co-founding award-winning digital magazine The Hardware Connection.

In December of 2023, he retired from The Hardware Connection finishing with 16 editorial awards in the nine year span.

Chris is a husband to fellow Yankee fanatic Tiffany, father to the greatest son to ever exist who is actually unreal and the best person ever and holy shit he’s so talented Brandon, and daughter Abby.