Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball

Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball features 1,450 entries, arranged alphabetically. Beyond the statistical data found in most baseball reference books, BDAS: Baseball provides substantial information on the lives of players, managers, umpires, executives, sportscasters and sportswriters who have contributed greatly to the USA’s national pastime. Although true aficionados of the game may be disappointed not to find the obscure players they remember from their childhood (like Gates Brown of the Detroit Tigers), many great and near‐great players are included. More than Major League Baseball is covered. Also represented are the All‐American Girls Professional Baseball League and the Negro League....