Professional Sports Statistics : A North American Team-by-Team, and Major Non-Team Events, Year-by-Year Reference, 1876 Through 1996

This reference work provides comprehensive information on the major professional leagues in North America -- baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. Arranged chronologically, the entries for each league in each sport include final standings, coaching changes, individual statistical leaders, championship results, major rules changes, winners of major awards, hall of fame inductees, and a notes section that covers administrative changes and other milestones. Each year's coverage concludes with a brief look at happenings in nonteam sports, giving the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, tennis' U. S. Open, golf's U. S. Open, major boxing bouts, and other major events during that year.Gaschnitz, K. Michael is the author of 'Professional Sports Statistics : A North American Team-by-Team, and Major Non-Team Events, Year-by-Year Reference, 1876 Through 1996', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756771690 and ISBN 0756771692.