The Southern Association in Baseball, 1885-1961
Marshall D.
Wright
ISBN
978-0-7864-1291-4
tables, bibliography, index
607pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2002
Temporarily out of stock while McFarland awaits the reprint - accepting backorders
Description
Ranking just below the top major and minor leagues in the first half of the twentieth century was another group of quality circuits. The Southern Association, which was formed in 1901 and had teams in several prominent Southern cities, was part of that group. In the mid 1930s, league directors decided to make the old Southern League, which had enjoyed an off-and-on existence since 1885, part of the Southern Association.
This work is a complete history of the Southern Association, beginning with 1885, the year the Southern League began, and ending with 1961, the year it went out of business. Each chapter covers one year of the Southern Association’s history and contains an essay describing a team, player, or trend in that particular year, and a list of teams in order of winning percentage. Details provided for each team include its record, winning percentage, the number of games it finished behind first place, its manager, and a list of its known players, their positions and statistics. The statistics for hitters include games played, at bats, runs, hits, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, walks, strikeouts, stolen bases, and batting average. Pitchers are listed separately and listed in order of games won. Statistics for pitchers include wins, losses, winning percentage, games played and started, complete games, shutouts, innings pitched, hits allowed, walks, strikeouts, and ERAs.
About the Author
Award-winning author Marshall D. Wright is a sports statistician and archivist. A resident of Quincy, Massachusetts, he is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and Society International of Hockey Research.
Other Book(s) by Marshall D. Wright Available from McFarland:
The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870
The Texas League in Baseball, 1888-1958
Nineteenth Century Baseball
The International League
The Eastern League in Baseball
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