Major league baseball expansions and relocations
Subtitle: a history, 1876-2008
By: Frank P. Jozsa, Jr. ; with a foreword by Larry Schroeder.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780786443888
Subjects: Baseball -- Economic aspects -- United States; Baseball teams -- Location -- United States; Baseball teams -- United States -- Marketing; Baseball teams -- United States -- History
Description: "This study considers the importance of location for new and relocated major league franchises in the more than 130 years since the National League was founded. Included are an analysis of market differences and similarities, team performances and demographics and area economic comparisons. Market data are used to predict future expansions and relocations of major league teams"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: . American League expansion; title: National League expansion; title: American League team relocation; title: National League team relocation; title: League expansion-team relocation markets; title: Appendix: league and team statistics.