This comprehensive reference is a complete source of information on the teams and leagues that have comprised minor league baseball in North America. The work contains team names, franchise relocations, major league affiliation and final standings for over 400 separate minor league entities dating from 1883 through 1999. The book is divided into two sections: active leagues through 1999, and inactive leagues. Each section contains final standings by season and cumulative rankings by both franchise and affiliation. Appendices include year-by-year ranking by major league franchise (all leagues); cumulative ranking by major league franchise (all leagues); leagues ranked by games played; missing information or instances where standings are not balanced are noted. Indexing is by team name and franchise.