Author : Richard Bak
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780814325827
Stearnes established virtually all of the team's individual and career records during his nine seasons with Detroit.
Author : Kyle P. McNary
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,19 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Author : LeRoy Paige
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803287327
Satchel Paige was forty-two years old in 1948 when he became the first black pitcher in the American League. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965. Struggle—against early poverty and racial discrimination—was part of Paige's story. So was fast living and a humorous point of view. His immortal advice was "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
Author : Alfred M. Martin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 35,64 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786451920
This work examines the historical significance of the state of New Jersey in the Negro League legacy, especially the black baseball players, teams, owners and managers, and their struggles against not just segregation, and their accomplishments. The book includes photographs, appendices (records of New Jersey Negro League teams, 1923-1948, and a chronology), notes, a bibliography of research sources, an annotated list of suggested further readings, and an index.
Author : Wayne Moody
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1638148554
The Real Story of the Negro Leagues is an account that has needed to be told since before 1920. With the new revelation of Major League Baseball accepting Negro League statistics, it makes this book even more relevant today. There are a multitude of players who toiled in anonymity simply because of the color of their skin. This book brings to light the people who made the Negro Leagues happen, as well as the players and executives who allowed it to flourish. There are Negro League players who have become household names, while others, who had a major influence in its success, have gotten ignored over time. Most people believe that Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He wasn’t. Jackie actually signaled the end of Negro League baseball. Jackie’s accomplishments were monumental, but there is a rich history that led up to that moment. That rich history is where we will begin. The struggles these great players faced and degradation they had to endure is a testament to the resolve of these individuals. Their love and desire for the great game of baseball made them tackle obstacles others would never attempt. This is a story of triumph over all odds. This is “the real story of the Negro Leagues.”
Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 12,4 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780738507040
When the Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in sports history began. The city of Chicago played no small part in the creation and content of this historic chapter. Black Baseball in Chicago chronicles the history of the teams and players that spent time in the "Windy City." In 1911, the Chicago American Giants were born. This team drew some of the best players from the league, including such legendary stars as Bruce Petway, Pete Hill, Grant "Home Run" Johnson, and future hall-of-famer John Henry "Pop" Lloyd. On any given Sunday afternoon, the Chicago American Giants games often outdrew those of the cross-town rivals, the White Sox and the Cubs.
Author : Richard Bak
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 20,42 MB
Release : 2003-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
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Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803280007
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.
Author : Stefan Szymanski
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,53 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1620974436
The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of Soccernomics, and a prizewinning cultural critic From Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg to the Bad Boys, from Joe Louis and Gordie Howe to the Malice at the Palace, City of Champions explores the history of Detroit through the stories of its most gifted athletes and most celebrated teams, linking iconic events in the history of Motown sports to the city's shifting fortunes. In an era when many teams have left rustbelt cities to relocate elsewhere, Detroit has held on to its franchises, and there is currently great hope in the revival of the city focused on its downtown sports complexes—but to whose benefit? Szymanski and Weineck show how the fate of the teams in Detroit's stadiums, gyms, and fields is echoed in the rise and fall of the car industry, political upheavals ushered in by the depression, World War II, the 1967 uprising, and its recent bankruptcy and renewal. Driven by the conviction that sports not only mirror society but also have a special power to create both community and enduring narratives that help define a city's sense of self, City of Champions is a unique history of the most American of cities.
Author : William McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786413010
"This first complete history provides an overview of the league's early years, detailed summaries for the official seasons of 1920 through 1947 and accounts of the exciting pennant races between the Negro league teams and the white professional teams. Appendices provide extensive statistical information."--BOOK JACKET.
