Table of Contents

[v. 1] A-F -- [v. 2] G-P -- [v. 3] Q-Z.

Promotional Information

A standard source of first referral, Porter's Biographical Dictionary of American Sports now adds a long-awaited revised and expanded edition of the popular 1987 Baseball volume and its supplements.

About the Author

DAVID L. PORTER is Louis Tuttle Shangle Professor of History at William Penn College. In addition to being editor of Greenwood's multivolume Biographical Dictionary of American Sports, he is editor of African-American Sports Greats (Greenwood, 1995) and an associate editor of American National Biography.

Reviews

?David L. Porter has compiled the invaluable Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball. Containing contributions by many of the finest baseball historians, this majestic three-volume work boasts concise but surprisingly revelatory biographies of many ballplayers, managers, executives, and umpires. Included are over 100 Negro League and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League entries. Recommended for large sports collections and libraries serving a baseball-loving public.?-Choice

"David L. Porter has compiled the invaluable Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball. Containing contributions by many of the finest baseball historians, this majestic three-volume work boasts concise but surprisingly revelatory biographies of many ballplayers, managers, executives, and umpires. Included are over 100 Negro League and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League entries. Recommended for large sports collections and libraries serving a baseball-loving public."-Choice

"Useful and enjoyable for baseball enthusiasts, this title is recommended for large sports collections and libraries serving a baseball-loving public."-Choice