"This is a record of the men and events, team by team, during the Major Leagues integration. It focuses on the owners, executives and managers who were the heroes, villains or spectators of integratio
For major league baseball, the decade following Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut was one of slow yet persistent change. Four other black players made their first, brief big-league appearances that year,
"This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided with a summary of the player's career. They range from Hall
Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. Much of this unawareness is due to the affected players themselves who downplay weaknesses and