Time for Expansion Baseball Author:Maxwell Kates, Warren Corbett, Gregory H. Wolf, Leslie Heaphy, Rory Costello, Rob Neyer The Los Angeles Angels and the "new" Washington Senators ushered in baseball's expansion in 1960, followed quickly by the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets. By 1998, ten additional franchises had been awarded with the Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay Devil Tays coming into the American League, and the Mo... more »ntreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, and Arizona Diamondbacks to the National League. Since then, some of those teams have relocated or changed names, but TIME FOR EXPANSION BASEBALL tells the story of how each franchise was formed, built its team, and began play. Biographies of key players from each team's early years are also included, from early Angels like Eli Grba and Duke Maas to Senator Tom Sturdivant, from Seattle Pilots Tommy Harper and Lou Piniella to Seattle Mariners Julio Cruz and Rick Jones. Featuring a foreword by Tal Smith, who has done three separate stints in the Houston front office, and the contributions of 54 SABR members, TIME FOR EXPANSION BASEBALL also includes dozens of photos from team historical archives. CONTENTS:Which of the Expansion Franchises Had the Most Successful Draft? Maxwell KatesRickey?s Folly: How the Continental League Forced Baseball Expansion Warren CorbettMis-Management - The American League Expansion of 1960 Andy McCue and Eric ThompsonLOS ANGELES ANGELSA Season in Homer Heaven: The Birth of the Los Angeles Angels Warren CorbettDuke Maas by Andrew SharpTed Kluszewski by Paul LadewskiEli Grba by Chuck JohnsonWASHINGTON SENATORSThe Washington Senators Begin A New Term Chris JonesDale Long by Gregory H. WolfBobby Shantz by Mel MarmerTom Sturdivant by Bill NowlinHOUSTON COLT .45sThe Colt .45s and the Expansion Draft Stephen D. Boren and Eric ThompsonHere Come the Colts by David E. SkeltonBob Aspromonte by Mark WernickEddie Bressoud by Bill NowlinBob Lillis by Paul GeislerNEW YORK METS"The Name is Mets -- Just Plain Mets" Leslie HeaphyChoo Choo Coleman by David E. SkeltonGil Hodges by John SaccomanHobie Landrith by Alan CohenExpansion, Round Two: How Charlie Finley Blew Up Baseball Warren CorbettKANSAS CITY ROYALSMr. K Brings Baseball Back to Kansas City Joseph ThompsonBob Oliver by John StruthEllie Rodriguez by Steve SchmittHoyt Wilhelm by Mark ArmourMONTREAL EXPOS?Les Expos Sont La? - The Expos Are Here Danny GallagherMack Jones by David E. SkeltonCarl Morton by Tom HawthornMaury Wills by Glen SparksSAN DIEGO PADRESIt?s a Major League City or It Isn?t: San Diego?s Padres Step Up to the Big Leagues John W. BauerNate Colbert by Gregory H. WolfFred Kendall by Brian GellerJerry Morales by Rick BogovichSEATTLE PILOTSThe Flight of the Seattle Pilots Bill MullinsTommy Harper by Bill NowlinMarty Pattin by Rick BogovichLou Piniella by John DiFonzoSEATTLE MARINERSMajor-League Baseball Returns to the Pacific Northwest Steve FriedmanJulio Cruz by Michael MarshRick Jones by Jeff FindleyDan Meyer by Paul HofmannTORONTO BLUE JAYSThe Birth of the Blue Jays Maxwell KatesBill Singer by Joel RippelPete Vuckovich by Dale VoissErnie Whitt by Bob LeMoineCOLORADO ROCKIESWelcome to the Time Zone with A Team Roger L. KinneyBrad Ausmus by Thomas L. BrownJoe Girardi by Mark SternmanCharlie Hayes by Rory CostelloFLORIDA MARLINSThe Making of the Marlins by Stephen R. KeeneyChuck Carr by Rory CostelloJeff Conine by Adam FoldesTrevor Hoffman by Max MannisARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSMaking the Valley Major League: An Ownership History of the Arizona Diamondbacks Clayton TrutorCory Lidle by J. W. StewartDamian Miller by Joel RippelJeff Suppan by Dan TaylorTAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYSHow Tampa Bay Got Their Team Peter M. GordonDennis Springer by Rob NeyerBrooks Kieschnick by Rick SchabowskiDmitri Young by Tom Cuggino« less