Black Stats Matter

Integrating Negro League Numbers into Major League Records

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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For more than half a century, Black baseball players, barred from the Major Leagues by systemic racism, competed in leagues of their own. This book re-interprets the history of race in baseball from the ground up. It tells the story of how the Major Leagues became the "Caucasian Leagues," and names the person most responsible for their segregation; showing how Major League owners and executives tried to delay and even prevent integration; and proving, using a broad range of methods, that Negro League players were every inch the equals of their Major League counterparts. Cherished records held by white players since the days of segregation are shown to belong rightfully to Negro League superstars. This book takes a fresh look at a subject that's both straight from today's headlines and as old as baseball itself.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-08-24
Mått178 x 254 x 19 mm
Vikt658 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor375
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476688343

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Table of ContentsA Note on AbbreviationsForeword by Larry LesterIntroduction: Statistical JusticePart I. Arguments1. “Disgraceful Baseball”2. What Constitutes a Major League?3. The Dam Trickles Open4. Statistical Variance Across Leagues and Eras5. Mr. James’s 23 Tests6. Arguments Against Statistical Integration7. Re-Writing the Record Books8. Josh Gibson vs. Ruthsrecord9. Monte Irvin: Half in One World, Half in Another10. Willard Brown: The Chance That Wasn’t a Chance11. Roy Campanella: The Fallacy of Equivalency12. Luke Easter: The Toughest Case to Prove13. Larry Doby: Five-Tool Superstar14. The Greatest15. My Inner Circle: The Top 73 Players in American Baseball History16. Two Down, One to Go17. Wrapup: What’s Fair Is FairA Personal PostscriptPart II. Reference18. Negro Leaguers in the Hall of Fame19. Negro Leagues All-Time Teams20. The Negro Leagues All-Star Register21. A Proposed Major Leagues Organizational Chart22. A Proposed Negro Leagues Team Roster23. Negro League and Early MLB Team Failures24. Negro Leaguers Who Played in the Majors25. Short Notes on Diverse Subjects26. A Long Note: Major League Baseball vs. the TruthAcknowledgmentsAn Open Letter to Atlanta’s Ownership and ManagementChapter NotesBibliographyIndex