Publisher's Synopsis
Major Leagues features an all-time register of major league teams in ten different sports: baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, indoor soccer, arena football, tennis, roller hockey, and lacrosse. Beginning with 1871 and the National Association, the book covers 58 distinct major leagues, over 1000 franchises, and more than 1600 team names. In an easy-to-read format sure to please fans and scholars alike, it provides information on the years a team operated, the league or leagues in which it played, and any name changes or relocations it might have undergone. The book focuses on North American leagues, and lists major league teams from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Because some North American leagues have incorporated occasional European teams or divisions, there are also a number of teams listed from England, Scotland, and the Soviet Union. The Negro Leagues and women's leagues of major league caliber are also included. The book is complete up to the summer of 2000.
