Swaine's newest book, The Integration of Major League Baseball: A Team by Team History, is a record of the events of baseball’s protracted integration era. More...

The Integration of Major League Baseball, is named in the Sports Collectors Digest annual wrap-up of best baseball books by Dan Schlossberg (January 8, 2010).

Review of The Integration of Major League Baseball: A Team by Team History

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Looking for a trivia challenge? Try Swaine's Baseball Crossword Puzzles.

Unlike most crosswords with a sports theme, these are full-size baseball-related crossword puzzles that meet newspaper standards. The puzzles can be solved on-line (interactively) or downloaded as a PDF file for printing.

I will try to post a new puzzle on this site every Sunday. If you’d like to be notified whenever a new puzzle is available, email me at swaine@embarqmail.com and I’ll be glad to send you a note.

Swaine's first book, Beating the Breaks: Major League Baseball Players Who Overcame Disabilities, is a collection of profiles of the remarkable number of men who overcame serious obstacles to play major league baseball. More...

Swaine's second book, The Black Stars Who Made Baseball Whole is the story of the integration of baseball, told through the lives and careers of the first generation of black major leaguers who made it happen. More...

Quizzes

The following quizzes highlight some of the players featured in Rick Swaine's books. How much do you know about these players?

Integration Leaders and Laggards Trivia Quiz

Quiz About Players with Disabilities

Quiz About First Generation of Black Stars - Moderately Difficult

Quiz About First Generation of Black Stars - Very Difficult