Author James A. Riley is a
foremost authority on the history of baseball's Negro
Baseball Leagues. His landmark reference volume, The
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues (1994),
is recognized as the most comprehensive work chronicling
this era of baseball history. He has also written The
All-Time All-Stars of Black Baseball (1983), Dandy,
Day, and the Devil (1987), Buck Leonard: The
Black Lou Gehrig (1995), Nice Guys Finish First:
The Autobiography of Monte Irvin (1996), and Negro
Baseball Leagues: African-American Achievers
(1997). His forthcoming books include The History of
the Negro Baseball Leagues, The Chronological
Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues and The
Statistical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
He has contributed to many
compilations, including Insider's Baseball
(1983), Biographical Dictionary of American Sports:
Baseball (1987), The Ballplayers (1990), Baseball
Chronology Supplement (1991) and Biographical
Dictionary of American Sports: 1989-1992 Supplement (1992),
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992-1995
Supplement for Baseball, Football, Basketball and other
sports (1995), African-American Sports Greats: A
Biographical Dictionary (1995). He has also
contributed to The Baseball Research Journal
(1981, 1982, 1985, 1991), Oldtyme Baseball News
(1989-95), Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Yearbook
(1993-94), Athlon Baseball (1994 and 1995), and All-Star
Game: Official Major League Baseball Program
(1993-94); has served as an editor of the Negro Leagues
Section of the Baseball Encyclopedia (1990); was
a regular writer for The Diamond (1993-94); is
listed in International Authors and Writers Who's Who
(Fourteenth Edition, 1995-96); and is the editor and
publisher of the Black Baseball Journal. A two-time
recipient (1990 and 1993) of the SABR-MacMillan
Research Award for his scholarship on the Negro
Leagues, he has appeared in television documentaries A
League Second to None (ESPN) and Safe at Home
Plate (PBS) and guested on radio sports talk shows
across the country. He is also the Director of Research
at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City,
Missouri.
James A. Riley is a transplanted
Tennessean and made the Sunshine State his home for for
over 30 years after graduating from East Tennessee State
University, Johnson City, Tennessee in 1961. He and his
wife, Dottie, now reside in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
A salute to what might have been the
first, second and third team "all-star" teams
from the Negro Leagues. Book currently out of print and
unavailable.
This landmark reference volume is
recognized as the most comprehensive work chronicling
this era of baseball history. A comprehensive reference
book...a valuable compilation...provides illustrations,
team histories, an appendix on players, plus an
exhaustive bibliography.
Baseball legend Buck Leonard traces
his life from his humble beginnings, through 17 glorious
seasons in the Negro Leagues, to his moment of triumph
as an inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown. Leonard offers not only an eye-opening
history of black baseball, but a compelling saga of the
African-American experience in segregated America.
Based on exhaustive research and
personal interviews, this publication is a trilogy
examining the lives and careers of Negro League stars
Ray Dandridge, Leon Day and Willie Wells. Foreward by
Hall of Famer/ former Negro League and Major League star
Monte Irvin.
Tracing the history of black baseball
leagues of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s that showcased
such legendary talents as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson,
Cool Papa Bell, and Buck Leonard. 50 photos. Ages Young
Adult. Pub: 8/96.
