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The Texas League in Baseball, 1888–1958

Marshall D. Wright

ISBN 978-0-7864-1802-2
tables, bibliography, index
572pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2004

Description
For over 100 years, the Texas League has been one of the top minor leagues in the Southwest. This work is a statistical history of the Texas League from its inception in 1888 through 1958, when Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas left for higher aspirations in Triple A and major league baseball.

The book is arranged by year, and each chapter begins with a short introduction that also highlights a player, team, or aspect of the game that season. The teams are then presented in standings order, and the author provides statistics for each player (games, at bats, runs, hits, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, walks, strikeouts, stolen bases, and batting average) and each team (wins, loses, winning percentage, and games behind first place). For pitchers, the statistics provided here include wins and losses, winning percentage, games, games started, complete games, shutouts, innings pitched, hits allowed, walks, strikeouts, and earned run averages.

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 Southern Association in Baseball, 1885–1961

Nineteenth Century Baseball

The International League

The Eastern League in Baseball



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