Overview

"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."

Full Product Details

Author:   Philip Lee
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9781476688343

ISBN 10:   1476688346
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   24 August 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents A Note on Abbreviations Foreword by Larry Lester Introduction: Statistical Justice Part I. Arguments  1. “Disgraceful Baseball”  2. What Constitutes a Major League?  3. The Dam Trickles Open  4. Statistical Variance Across Leagues and Eras  5. Mr. James’s 23 Tests  6. Arguments Against Statistical Integration  7. ­Re-Writing the Record Books  8. Josh Gibson vs. Ruthsrecord  9. Monte Irvin: Half in One World, Half in Another 10. Willard Brown: The Chance That Wasn’t a Chance 11. Roy Campanella: The Fallacy of Equivalency 12. Luke Easter: The Toughest Case to Prove 13. Larry Doby: ­Five-Tool Superstar 14. The Greatest 15. My Inner Circle: The Top 73 Players in American Baseball History 16. Two Down, One to Go 17. Wrapup: What’s Fair Is Fair A Personal Postscript Part II. Reference 18. Negro Leaguers in the Hall of Fame 19. Negro Leagues ­All-Time Teams 20. The Negro Leagues ­All-Star Register 21. A Proposed Major Leagues Organizational Chart 22. A Proposed Negro Leagues Team Roster 23. Negro League and Early MLB Team Failures 24. Negro Leaguers Who Played in the Majors 25. Short Notes on Diverse Subjects 26. A Long Note: Major League Baseball vs. the Truth Acknowledgments An Open Letter to Atlanta’s Ownership and Management Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

One of the best baseball books ever. Well researched and also well written, Black Stats Matter is right up there with The Bill James Historical Abstract and Outsider Baseball on my personal list. Lee covers almost all of what I would consider the important topics that have been neglected in most Negro League writing. --Kevin Johnson, co-founder of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Author Information

Philip Lee worked with children with special needs in the U.S. and U.K. for 23 years before turning to writing. A teacher of chess and other strategy games, he holds degrees in history and education.

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