Race and Career Opportunities in Major League Baseball
1960-1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2349585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John C Phillips (0000-0002-0798-9881, University of the Pacific, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0193-7235 • E-ISSN: 1552-7638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019372358300700201 |
| OpenAlex | W2115494648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 9 |
The issue of racial discrimination in sport has generated a solid body of literature. In the professional baseball industry two forms of discrimination have been apparent: 'marginality' - the tendency to exclude blacks of marginal ability in favor of whites, and 'centrality'-the tendency to exclude qualified black players from positions which involve interaction with and control of the action of teammates. Data from 1960 to 1980 reveal a diminution of marginality, but an increase in centrality.That is, centralityas aform of racial discrimination has increased during the past twenty years. A methodological improvement over prior studies-the use of slugging percentage to measure offensive productivity-is also discussed
Action (physics · Athletes · Centrality · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · League · Management · Offensive · Productivity · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · American Sports and Literature · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
The racial disparity in the Major League Baseball draft, 1965–2001
The Stacking of Latinos in Major League Baseball
Stacking in major league baseball
In Search of an Alternative Explanation of Stacking in Baseball
The Integration of Central Positions in Baseball
The Unequal Opportunity for Equal Ability Hypothesis
Union Activism and the Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Process
Racial Discrimination in Sports
The Staching of Latinos in Major League Baseball
Minorities in Major League Baseball 1952-1987
Discrimination in Major League Baseball
Race, Position Segregation and Salary Equity in Professional Baseball
Racial Segregation by Playing Position in the English Football League
Performance Characteristics of White, Black, and Hispanic Major League Baseball Players
Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations
Sport and Social Systems
Positional Segregation and Professional Baseball
Racial Segregation in American Sport
Toward An Explanation of Racial Variations in Top-Level Sports Participation
The Effects of Formal Structure on Managerial Recruitment
Racial differences in sports activities
Negroes in baseball
Occupational Discrimination
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |