A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, Burton A. Boxerman taught history for 30 years and contributes to numerous historical journals. A longtime baseball fan, he lives in St. Louis, Missouri. The late Benita W. Boxerman was a writer and researcher. Retired from one of the largest public relations firms in the United States and a member of SABR, she lived in St. Louis, Missouri.
"much new knowledge on a neglected group"--Sports Collectors Digest; "invaluable...enduring asset"--Nine; "extensively researched and vastly informative...a wealth of data"--Gateway: The Quarterly Magazine of the Missouri Historical Society; "complete"--Jewish Press; "intelligent and entertaining...the Boxermans have penned a superb and timely book on baseball and the owners who have preserved, protected and defended the game against bankruptcy, player strikes and poor seasons"--St. Louis Jewish Light; "well researched...good bibliography...very good index...a book that should be in every sports section of every public library"--Public Library Quarterly; "a grand survey of eight remarkable individuals whose time, fortunes, and effort invested in the baseball teams they owned helped shape the course of this great American sport...a remarkable and highly commended study of influence and the fruits of hard labors at the highest level of athletic team management and baseball club ownership"--Midwest Book Review; "excellent book for young people to read to get a better understanding of baseball's roots in America"--1190 KEX News Radio; "a compelling narrative that mixe[s] baseball business, Americana and popular culture...[and provides] a riveting overview of how the game changed with America"--Jeff Leen, The Washington Post.
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