The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues - Historians Reappraise Black Baseball

How good was Negro League Baseball (1920-1948)? Some experts maintain that the quality of play was equal to that of the American and National Leagues. Some believe the Negro Leagues should be part of Major League Baseball's official record and that more Negro League players should be in the Hall of Fame. Skeptics contend that while many players could be rated highly, NL organizations were minor league at best.
Drawing on the most comprehensive data available, including stats from more than 2,000 interracial games, this study finds that black baseball was very good indeed. Negro leaguers beat the big leaguers more than half the time in head-to-head contests, demonstrated stronger metrics within their own leagues and excelled when finally allowed into the majors. The authors document the often duplicitous manner in which MLB has dealt with the legacy of the Negro Leagues, and an appendix includes the scores and statistics from every known contest between Negro League and Major League teams.

About the author

Visual artist and teacher Todd Peterson lives in Overland Park, Missouri. His work has been published in Baseball Research Journal and Black Ball.

Product details

• Assisted by: Todd Peterson (Editor), Peterson Todd (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2019
• EAN: 9781476665146
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6514-6
• No. of pages: 323
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; USA, Baseball, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings, history of sport, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, c 1920 to c 1929, c 1930 to c 1939, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people