Mortality Among Hispanic and African-American Players After Desegregation in Major League Baseball

Preface.- List of Tables and Figures.- Part I - The Backstory. - The Roots of Baseball in the US.- A Mini-history of Latin America and Professional Baseball.- Literature and Statistical Review of Race/Hispanic Origin and Mortality.- Part II - Empirical Study Description and Preliminary Results .- Study Methods.- Births and Deaths in the Study Cohort.- Preliminary Testing of Main Study Hypotheses.- Part III - Other Independent Variables and More Definitive Testing of Study Hypotheses.- The Role of Educational Attainment.- Examination of Other Independent Variables.- Final Multivariate Testing of Study Hypotheses.- Part IV - External Analysis and Discussion.- Comparison of Mortality Rates Between Major League Baseball Players and the General Population .- Summary, Conclusions, and Implications.