Pride of Smoketown: The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords
Author : Frederick C. Bush
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781970159257
Sandlot Seasons
Author : Rob Ruck
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 1987
Category : African American athletes
ISBN : 9780252063428
Book Description
A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.
The Pittsburgh Crawfords
Author : Jim Bankes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 2001-04-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786409924
Book Description
The Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the Negro League's best and most exciting teams. At the heart of the line-up were five men who would go on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history; Josh Gibson, a hitting catcher who rivaled Babe Ruth; Cool Papa Bell, one of the game's fastest runners; Oscar Charleston, perhaps one of the all-around best players; and Judy Johnson, a skilled third baseman. This work takes a close look at the lives and careers of these men and others who played for the Crawfords, all of whom together built one of the greatest teams ever to play the game. Also included are comparisons between the Crawfords and the 1927 "Murderer's Row" New York Yankees, the Negro National League standings (1933-1938), and statistics about the players and team records.
Oscar Charleston
Author : Jeremy Beer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1496224965
Book Description
The biography of Oscar Charleston, a Negro Leagues legend and one of baseball’s greatest and most unjustifiably overlooked players.
The Pittsburgh Crawfords
Author : Jim Bankes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786483059
Book Description
The Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the Negro League's best and most exciting teams. At the heart of the line-up were five men who would go on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history; Josh Gibson, a hitting catcher who rivaled Babe Ruth; Cool Papa Bell, one of the game's fastest runners; Oscar Charleston, perhaps one of the all-around best players; and Judy Johnson, a skilled third baseman. This work takes a close look at the lives and careers of these men and others who played for the Crawfords, all of whom together built one of the greatest teams ever to play the game. Also included are comparisons between the Crawfords and the 1927 "Murderer's Row" New York Yankees, the Negro National League standings (1933-1938), and statistics about the players and team records.
Cool Papa Bell
Author : Shaun McCormack
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 25,84 MB
Release : 2001-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823934744
Book Description
Presents a biography of Cool Papa Bell and chronicles the history of African American participation in organized baseball, the formation of the Negro leagues, and racial politics in America.
Shades of Glory
Author : Lawrence D. Hogan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,56 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780792253068
Book Description
The result of a study commissioned by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and funded by a grant from Major League Baseball(, this richly illustrated, comprehensive history combines vivid narrative, visual impact, and a unique statistical component to re-create the excitement and passion of the Negro Leagues. 75 photos.
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell
Author : Lonnie Wheeler
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 17,41 MB
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1647001110
Book Description
The ï¬?rst full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903–1991) was a legend in black baseball, a lightning fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell’s speed was extraordinary; as Satchel Paige famously quipped, he was so fast he could flip a light switch and be in bed before the room got dark. In The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell, experienced baseball writer and historian Lonnie Wheeler recounts the life of this extraordinary player, a key member of some of the greatest Negro League teams in history. Born to sharecroppers in Mississippi, Bell was part of the Great Migration, and in St. Louis, baseball saved Bell from a life working in slaughterhouses. Wheeler charts Bell’s ups and downs in life and in baseball, in the United States, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico, where he went to escape American racism and MLB’s color line. Rich in context and suffused in myth, this is a treat for fans of baseball history.
Black Baseball's National Showcase
Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803280007
Book Description
A lively illustrated introduction to the Negro League equivalent of the All-Star Game discusses the history of the games, as well as the colorful cast of promoters, gamblers, and hucksters who made it happen. Original.
Invisible Men
Author : Donn Rogosin
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 11,17 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803259690
Book Description
The Negro baseball leagues were a thriving sporting and cultural institution for African Americans from their founding in 1920 until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. Rogosin's narrative pulls the veil off these "invisible men" and gives us a glorious chapter in American history.
