Briefly traces the history of the Negro Baseball League, and identifies over four thousand of its players.

Chronicles the players, teams, stadiums, and important games that shaped African American babseball, including key players Rube Foster, Satchel Paige, and Jacki

Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia is the perfect companion to the ultimate classic baseball reference work, Total Baseball. Whereas Total Baseball, now in

At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Negro League player Buck Leonard said, "Now, we in the Negro Leagues felt like we were contributing some