WRIGHT, Marshall D. 1956-

PERSONAL: Born November 12, 1956, in Geneva, IL; son of Robert (a college professor) and Joan (a teacher) Wright; married Jane Allard, June 9, 1984; children: Dennison. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Principia College, B.A., 1979; University of Central Arkansas, M.A., 1982. Politics: Republican. Religion: Christian Scientist. Hobbies and other interests: Sports history, music, science fiction.

ADDRESSES: Home—95 Quincy St., Quincy, MA 02169; fax: 617-479-7479. E-mail—janemarshwright@ juno.com.

CAREER: Christian Science Church, Boston, MA, research archivist and curator, 1982-93; Have Sports-data, Boston, sports statistician, 1994—. Little League coach, 1995—.

MEMBER: Society of American Baseball Research.

AWARDS, HONORS: Award from Sporting News and Society of American Baseball Research, 1998.

WRITINGS:

Nineteenth-Century Baseball: Year-by-Year Statistics for the Major League Teams, 1871 through 1900, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1996.

The Nineteenth-Century Baseball Encyclopedia, 1871-1900, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1996.

The American Association: Year-by-Year Statistics for the Baseball Minor League, 1902-1952, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1997.

The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics,1884-1953, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1997.

The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2000.

The Southern Association in Baseball, 1885-1961, Mc-Farland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS: The One Hundred Greatest Minor League Teams, for http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com; research on the Western Hockey League and the Texas League.

SIDELIGHTS: Marshall D. Wright told CA: "After seeing a multitude of baseball reference books on the major leagues, I wanted to chronicle other leagues—give them the coverage that up until now was lacking. Many people have done research on the minor leagues, however the two people who have helped me the most are Ray Nemec and Bill Weiss—two gentlemen who have made baseball research their life work. To do my research, I rely on published sources—primarily the statistical accounts printed in baseball guides and newspapers. In short, I view my work as a foundation for minor league histories to come—much as the early baseball encyclopedias have led to the plethora of baseball reference books today."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

Booklist, January 1, 2001, review of The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870, p. 1012.

Library Journal, February 1, 1996, Morey Berger and Paul Kaplan, review of The Nineteenth-Century Baseball Encyclopedia, 1871-1900, p. 79.