Immigration and asylum are part of the reason: last year, African settlers outnumbered West Indians by almost ten to one.

ECONOMIST: Immigration

That's why the 1995 Cleveland Indians crack the top ten, right behind the Atlanta Braves who beat them in that year's World Series.

FORBES: The Best and Worst Baseball Teams of All Time

This set the clock ticking on their ten-month limit in the U.S. Yet the first Indians didn't show up until Halloween.

FORBES: Labor Unrest