The Negro Leagues Book: Volume 2: The Players, 1862 - 1960

The ultimate, most comprehensive collection of information about players from the Negro Baseball Leagues ever published. More than 7,000 players are listed with their respective years and teams. A special section about female team owners is included. Also, debut dates of every Major Leaguer from the Negro Leagues; an East-West All-Star team section; a World Series roster section; Players who played in other sports; listing of relatives within the league; listing of historical markers, monuments, streets and ball parks named in their honor; books authored by Negro League players; the only source for uniform numbers; players who served in the military; collegiate players and cemetery burial sites. Now available in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League in 1920.