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| Author | : Rick Swaine |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2014-09-24 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 147660553X |
For major league baseball, the decade following Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut was one of slow yet persistent change. Four other black players made their first, brief big-league appearances that year, followed by only two in 1948 and four in 1949. But by the end of 1959, 122 black ballplayers had made it to the big leagues. Like Robinson, their lives were made difficult off the field, and on it they dodged beanballs and spikes. This book brings attention to the accomplishments of this transitional generation of African American players--made up of men like Luscious Luke Easter, Sam "The Jet" Jethroe, and Sad Sam Jones--many of whom spent years in the minors, the Negro leagues, or both before getting their shot. Chapters on each season from 1947 to 1959 incorporate biographical and career profiles for 25 players who stood out during baseball's integration. A final chapter covers the outstanding minor league players who for various reasons never got a real chance to play major league ball. Appendices include a roster of black major leaguers from 1947 through 1959, a list of black-player firsts and statistics on the year-by-year population of black players in the majors.
| Author | : Don Doxsie |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2015-09-18 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1476622922 |
In the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players. Sixteen of them are profiled here, including six Hall of Famers, the game's brightest star of the 19th century, an American League batting champion, the only pitcher to lead the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row, the only catcher to catch two back-to-back no-hitters and one of the most dominant pitchers in American League history. They made their presence felt off the field, too. One helped fortify the game's racial barriers. One helped tear them down. One invented devices that changed the game. Two wrote instructional books on baseball. One became famous so young that he graced the cover of national magazines before graduating from high school. Each has a compelling story, some interwoven with the game's greatest moments.
| Author | : David W. Zang |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1998-02-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9780803299139 |
Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first black American to play baseball in a major league. He achieved college baseball stardom at Oberlin College in the 1880s. Teammates as well as opponents harassed him; Cap Anson, the Chicago White Stockings star, is blamed for driving Walker and the few other blacks in the major leagues out of the game, but he could not have done so alone. A gifted athlete, inventor, civil rights activist, author, and entrepreneur, Walker lived precariously along America’s racial fault lines. He died in 1924, thwarted in ambition and talent and frustrated by both the American dream and the national pastime.
| Author | : Rick Swaine |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2015-01-24 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0786481951 |
Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. Much of this unawareness is due to the affected players themselves who downplay weaknesses and tend to minimize their disabilities, considering them just one of the chinks in the armor that everyone must deal with. More than 20 players who have overcome their disabilities to have major league careers are profiled in this work. The book is divided by type of disability suffered: missing or partially missing limbs or extremities (Jim Abbott, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Pete Gray, Monty Stratton, Bert Shepard); injured or diseased limbs (Lou Brissie, Whitey Kurowski, Eddie Kazak, Charley Gelbert, Bo Jackson, Dave Dravecky); disfigured extremities (Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Charley "Red" Ruffing, Hal Peck, Carlos May, Gil Coan, Jim Mecir); impaired organ function, vision, and hearing (William "Dummy" Hoy, George "Specs" Toporcer, Chick Hafey, Ron Santo, Russ Christopher, Joe Hoerner, John Hiller, Danny Thompson, Walt Bond); and neurological and psychological disorders (Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tony Lazzeri, Jimmy Piersall, Jim Eisenreich).
| Author | : A. S. "Doc" Young |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 1953 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Melvil Dewey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 902 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Electronic journals |
| ISBN | : |
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
| Author | : Patricia C. McKissack |
| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1998-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780613704939 |
Traces the history of the Negro leagues that evolved due to segregation in professional baseball up to the 1950s
| Author | : Bohdan S. Wynar |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 826 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Reference books |
| ISBN | : |
1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1284 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Libraries |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Wayne Moody |
| Publisher | : Covenant Books, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 2022-03-11 |
| Genre | : 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.”
