Biographical Dictionary of American Sports : Baseball

Since 1987, Porter's Biographical Dictionary of American Sports has provided libraries, students, and researchers with reliable and comprehensive biographical information on notable American athletic figures. Now Greenwood Electronic Media offers an updated version of Porter's baseball entries to the Web, in a fully searchable online collection suited for libraries, schools, and other students of The Game. With over 1,450 entries covering Major League, Women's League and Negro League stars, former players, managers, umpires, and executives, BDAS Baseball provides quick, electronic access to: BL Biographical data BL Career records and accomplishments BL Biographical essays BL Pop-up photos of many figures BL Suggestions for further reading The web format allows quick and convenient searching for biographies by position, by league, or by date range. Special Quick List searching lets the user browse Hall of Famers or summon up lists of players, managers, and executives from new entries covering the Women's League and Negro League.Porter, David L. is the author of 'Biographical Dictionary of American Sports : Baseball', published 2000 under ISBN 9780313317736 and ISBN 0313317739.