The International League
Year-by-Year Statistics, 1884–1953
Marshall D.
Wright
ISBN
978-0-7864-2267-8
tables, bibliography, index
508pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2005 [1998]
Available for immediate shipment
Description
From 1884 to 1953, the International League enjoyed a measure of stability that was the envy of many other minor leagues. With franchises located in cities along the East Coast and Canada—including Newark, Toronto, Baltimore, Montreal, and Providence—the circuit produced a brand of baseball that was only a bit below that of the majors.
This is the complete, year-by-year, team-by-team statistical history of the first 70 years of the International League, from its beginnings with the Eastern League in 1854, to 1953 when longtime member Baltimore was forced to relocate its franchise to make way for a major league team. For each season, there is a brief essay that covers the league’s highlights and its champion. Full rosters for each team are then provided, with complete statistics for all players.
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
The Texas League in Baseball, 1888–1958
Nineteenth Century Baseball
The Eastern League in Baseball
 Award Winner
Winner, Sporting News–SABR Baseball Research Award
Reviews
“The backbone of this book...is the annual player and team statistics, which Wright has painstakingly compiled...all libraries with serious coverage of baseball history will want it”—ARBA
“Thorough index…important”—Reference Reviews
“An important supplement to the standard baseball statistical compendia”—Rettig on Reference
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