Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Note on Romanization of Chinese Names
Introduction
1. Wooden-Ball Finds a Home, 1895-1945
2. The Golden Era of Baseball, 1946-1967
3. The Myth of Hongye and the LLB Championship, 1968-1974
4. A Drastic Decline in Baseball's Population, 1975-1989
5. The Birth of Professional Baseball, 1990-1995
6. Multiple Crises, 1996-2001
7. The 2001 World Cup: A Turning Point?
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Taiwanese teams in Little League (under-13)
Appendix 2. Taiwanese teams in Senior League (age 13-15)
Appendix 3. Taiwanese teams in Big League (age 16-18)
Appendix 4. IBA under-19 competition
Appendix 5. Taiwanese players signed by Japanese pro clubs before the CPBL
Appendix 6. Taiwanese players signed by Japanese and Korean amateur clubs after World War II
Appendix 7. Sentences and fines for pro baseball gambling and match-fixing in 1997
Appendix 8. Twenty-seven players suspected of match-fixing but released for lack of evidence
Appendix 9. Taiwanese players signed by foreign pro clubs after the creation of the CPBL
Notes
Bibliography
Index