Philip Lee worked with children with special needs in the U.S. and U.K. for 23 years before turning to writing. A teacher of chess and other strategy games, he holds degrees in history and education.

“One of the best baseball books ever. Well researched and also well written, Black Stats Matter is right up there with The Bill James Historical Abstract and Outsider Baseball on my personal list. Lee covers almost all of what I would consider the important topics that have been neglected in most Negro League writing.”—Kevin Johnson, co-founder of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

• Table of ContentsA Note on AbbreviationsForeword by Larry LesterIntroduction: Statistical JusticePart I. Arguments1. “Disgraceful Baseball”2. What Constitutes a Major League?3. The Dam Trickles Open4. Statistical Variance Across Leagues and Eras5. Mr. James’s 23 Tests6. Arguments Against Statistical Integration7. ­Re-Writing the Record Books8. Josh Gibson vs. Ruthsrecord9. Monte Irvin: Half in One World, Half in Another10. Willard Brown: The Chance That Wasn’t a Chance11. Roy Campanella: The Fallacy of Equivalency12. Luke Easter: The Toughest Case to Prove13. Larry Doby: ­Five-Tool Superstar14. The Greatest15. My Inner Circle: The Top 73 Players in American Baseball History16. Two Down, One to Go17. Wrapup: What’s Fair Is FairA Personal PostscriptPart II. Reference18. Negro Leaguers in the Hall of Fame19. Negro Leagues ­All-Time Teams20. The Negro Leagues ­All-Star Register21. A Proposed Major Leagues Organizational Chart22. A Proposed Negro Leagues Team Roster23. Negro League and Early MLB Team Failures24. Negro Leaguers Who Played in the Majors25. Short Notes on Diverse Subjects26. A Long Note: Major League Baseball vs. the TruthAcknowledgmentsAn Open Letter to Atlanta’s Ownership and ManagementChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Philip Lee worked with children with special needs in the U.S. and U.K. for 23 years before turning to writing. A teacher of chess and other strategy games, he holds degrees in history and education.

“One of the best baseball books ever. Well researched and also well written, Black Stats Matter is right up there with The Bill James Historical Abstract and Outsider Baseball on my personal list. Lee covers almost all of what I would consider the important topics that have been neglected in most Negro League writing.”—Kevin Johnson, co-founder of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

• Table of ContentsA Note on AbbreviationsForeword by Larry LesterIntroduction: Statistical JusticePart I. Arguments1. “Disgraceful Baseball”2. What Constitutes a Major League?3. The Dam Trickles Open4. Statistical Variance Across Leagues and Eras5. Mr. James’s 23 Tests6. Arguments Against Statistical Integration7. ­Re-Writing the Record Books8. Josh Gibson vs. Ruthsrecord9. Monte Irvin: Half in One World, Half in Another10. Willard Brown: The Chance That Wasn’t a Chance11. Roy Campanella: The Fallacy of Equivalency12. Luke Easter: The Toughest Case to Prove13. Larry Doby: ­Five-Tool Superstar14. The Greatest15. My Inner Circle: The Top 73 Players in American Baseball History16. Two Down, One to Go17. Wrapup: What’s Fair Is FairA Personal PostscriptPart II. Reference18. Negro Leaguers in the Hall of Fame19. Negro Leagues ­All-Time Teams20. The Negro Leagues ­All-Star Register21. A Proposed Major Leagues Organizational Chart22. A Proposed Negro Leagues Team Roster23. Negro League and Early MLB Team Failures24. Negro Leaguers Who Played in the Majors25. Short Notes on Diverse Subjects26. A Long Note: Major League Baseball vs. the TruthAcknowledgmentsAn Open Letter to Atlanta’s Ownership and ManagementChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Philip Lee worked with children with special needs in the U.S. and U.K. for 23 years before turning to writing. A teacher of chess and other strategy games, he holds degrees in history and education.

“One of the best baseball books ever. Well researched and also well written, Black Stats Matter is right up there with The Bill James Historical Abstract and Outsider Baseball on my personal list. Lee covers almost all of what I would consider the important topics that have been neglected in most Negro League writing.”—Kevin Johnson, co-founder of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

• Table of ContentsA Note on AbbreviationsForeword by Larry LesterIntroduction: Statistical JusticePart I. Arguments1. “Disgraceful Baseball”2. What Constitutes a Major League?3. The Dam Trickles Open4. Statistical Variance Across Leagues and Eras5. Mr. James’s 23 Tests6. Arguments Against Statistical Integration7. ­Re-Writing the Record Books8. Josh Gibson vs. Ruthsrecord9. Monte Irvin: Half in One World, Half in Another10. Willard Brown: The Chance That Wasn’t a Chance11. Roy Campanella: The Fallacy of Equivalency12. Luke Easter: The Toughest Case to Prove13. Larry Doby: ­Five-Tool Superstar14. The Greatest15. My Inner Circle: The Top 73 Players in American Baseball History16. Two Down, One to Go17. Wrapup: What’s Fair Is FairA Personal PostscriptPart II. Reference18. Negro Leaguers in the Hall of Fame19. Negro Leagues ­All-Time Teams20. The Negro Leagues ­All-Star Register21. A Proposed Major Leagues Organizational Chart22. A Proposed Negro Leagues Team Roster23. Negro League and Early MLB Team Failures24. Negro Leaguers Who Played in the Majors25. Short Notes on Diverse Subjects26. A Long Note: Major League Baseball vs. the TruthAcknowledgmentsAn Open Letter to Atlanta’s Ownership and ManagementChapter NotesBibliographyIndex