What better way to conclude a century of major league baseball games than to suggest a mere 100 that stand as the greatest? It is, at best, a risky venture. Nevertheless, not only has the author extracted what he considers the greatest games, but he also has the audacity to rank them. This is intended to arouse and stimulate discussion. Follow now as we revisit and relive baseball at its best. -- Joe Dittmar

Excerpted Games

#5 » 1975: Fisk Extends the Series to Seven Games
#10 » 1906: Coombs and Harris Battle for 24 Innings
#12 » 1956: Larsen Was Perfect
#16 » 1946: Slaughter’s Race for the Roses
#25 » 1986: Buckner’s Unfortunate Error
#34 » 1912: The Johnson-Wood Showdown
#40 » 1981: Monday Climaxes Dodgers’ Sprint to the Pennant
#58 » 1941: Williams’s Homer Decides the All-Star Game
#87 » 1941: Hartnett’s Homer Beats the Darkness