Completely revised and expanded, this 4-volume work profiles over 1,450 baseball luminaries and includes 477 new entries.
from 1947 to 1949, Franz started at right guard on teams that compiled 2- 7, 9-1, 10-1, and 10-1 win-loss marks. ... His postseason All-America teams included the 1947 All-America Board First Team, Coaches First Team, Grantland Rice ...
582 GREENWELL , MICHAEL LEWIS The Crawfords , one of the area's top sandlot teams , asked Greenlee in 1931 to become their owner . ... Greenlee served as NNL architect and president during the league's first five seasons .
346 DAUBERT , JACOB ELLSWORTH Star in 1985 and pitching in three 1986 World Series games against the Boston Red Sox ... 51-52 ; TSN Baseball Register , 1966 ; Amy Unterburger , ed . , Who's Who Among Asian Americans , 1994/95 ( Detroit ...
This is an excellent reference book that will be a valuable addition to any sports reference collection. ChoiceWith the recent growth of interest in the historical role of American sports...
Porter has produced a well-conceived, informative reference book that effectively combines breadth and depth of coverage. Recommended for academic and public libraries. ChoiceThe second of four volumes devoted to American...
[F]ascinating reading and an excellent sports reference source. This volume is highly recommended for public and academic libraries and also for large high school collections.
A standard source of first referral, Porter's Biographical Dictionary of American Sports now adds a long-awaited revised and expanded edition of the popular 1987 Baseball volume and its supplements.
This volume, the fifth in the Biographical Dictionary of American Sports, provides biographical and bibliographical information on 620 distinguished American sports personalities. The majority of the entries represent team sports,...
This 3-volume work profiles over 1,450 baseball luminaries, including current stars, former major league players, managers, umpires, executives, and Negro League and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League stars.