Monday, March 21, 2011

News Flash! Integration Was Good For Baseball

So, how much did integration improve the talent level of baseball? According to Mark Armour of the SABR Baseball Biography Project (and, truth be told, common sense) a lot. (But even more in the National League, which on the whole was much quicker to integrate.)

1 comment:

Rich Holmes said...

Q: Branch Rickey's alma mater?

A: Ohio Wesleyan University.

One of many great, great graduates from this fine institution.