Cuban Baseball
Subtitle: A Statistical History, 1878 - 1961
Publisher: Macfarland & Co.
Published: January 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780786412501
Subjects: Baseball; Reference works; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Cuba; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Baseball - History; Baseball - General; Caribbean & West Indies - General; Baseball players; Baseball teams; Statistics
Description: "This text presents basic statistical information and listings for every Cuban baseball team from 1878 until 1961, when the communist government of Fidel Castro shut down professional sports. The information for each season includes the final standings, team rosters, all-time records, individual statistics arranged by team, and background information. The appendix lists the Cuban players in the first three eras, all-time leaders for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, pitching, completed games, wins, losses, MVPs, Rookies of the Years, and much more. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs."--Jacket.