Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962 - Couverture souple

Plott, William J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476677883 ISBN 13 : 9781476677880

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2019

Synopsis

 The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Retired journalist and freelance writer, William J. Plott, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1971, has been a member of SABR's Negro Leagues Committee since its inception. He was also a member of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group that compiled Negro league statistics for the Hall of Fame. He lives in Montevallo, Alabama.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476677883
• ISBN 13: 9781476677880
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 345
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible