The Baseball Necrology

<p> During his playing career a baseball player's every action on the field is documented--every at bat every hit every pitch. But what becomes of a player <I>after</I> he leaves the game? This exhaustive reference work briefly details the post-baseball lives of some 7600 major leaguers owners managers administrators umpires sportswriters announcers and broadcasters who are now deceased. Each entry tells the date and place of the player's birth the number of seasons he spent in the majors the primary position he played the number of seasons he spent as a manager in the majors (if applicable) his post-baseball career and activities date and cause of his death and his final resting place.</p>