Of Monarchs and Black Barons

Essays on Baseball's Negro Leagues

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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The first African American to play in baseball's recognized major leagues, William Edward White, appeared in 1879, followed by brothers Fleetwood and Welday Walker in 1884. The fourth African American, Jackie Robinson, did not make his major league debut until 1947. This sixty-three year gap has become known as the era of "black baseball"--a time when two generations of African American players were excluded from the existing major leagues. This anthology provides insights into black baseball during this extraordinary time, spotlighting players who characterized its special flavor and spirit. Based on 40 years of research and hundreds of interviews with surviving participants and observers, these essays preserve a crucial time ifn our country's history and provide a thoughtful perspective on the Negro Leagues.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-05-10
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor286
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786465422

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James A. Riley, a foremost authority on the Negro Baseball Leagues, is the author of six books and has contributed to many compilations and periodicals. He is the recipient of the McMillan-SABR Research Award and the SABR Negro League Committee’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A past president of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and former research director for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Riley lives in Woodstock, Georgia.

Table of ContentsForeword: Reviving Memories (by Monte Irvin) About Monte Irvin Introduction For the Love of the Game: Negro Leagues Baseball Had a History of Its Own Fleetwood Walker: The Real First John McGraw and Chief Tokohama: Baltimore’s Brush with Breaking the Barrier When Rube Foster Faced the Chicago Cubs The 1910 Leland Giants Pete Hill: The Greatest Black Outfielder of the Deadball Era John Henry (Pop) Lloyd: The Black Honus Wagner The Texas Cyclone: Smokey Joe Williams The Early Leagues: 1920–1932 Mysterious Dave Brown: One Shot Short of Stardom The First Dark October: A Look at the Inaugural Negro World Series Duel of Two Dark Aces: The Showdown Between Willie Foster and Bullet Rogan The 1933 East-West All-Star Game: The First East-West Classic The Baltimore Baseball Nobody Knows Boojum: The Most Ferocious Hitter and Fiercest Competitor Ever to Play the Game Biz Mackey: The Man Who Made Campy a Catcher Slim Jones: A Season in the Sun and a Winter in the Cold Jimmie Crutchfield: Small and Proud Not the Only Game in Town: Pittsburgh’s Other Teams Buck Leonard: He Could Do It All Don’t Forget About Josh The Thunder Twins: Black Baseball’s Power Tandem, Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard Ray Dandridge: Dandy Ray Dandridge and the Newark Eagles’ Million Dollar Infield Willie Wells: El Diablo Leon Day: A Living Legend of the Negro Leagues Buck O’Neil: The Dean of the Monarchs Bill Byrd: Baseballer’s Black Spitballer Dave Barnhill: Impo Edsall Walker: The Catskill Wildman Gene Benson: Baseball Pioneer Wild Bill Wright: A Mexican Legend Comes Home Johnny Davis: Cherokee Piper Davis: The Man Who Made Mays Felix “Chin” Evans: The Winning Pitcher in the Last Black All-Star Game Before Robinson Broke the Color Line Red Moore: He Could Pick It! Buck Leonard on Jackie Robinson: The Negro Leagues Superstar Talks About Jackie’s Signing and the Aftermath Eddie Klep: The Reverse Jackie Robinson Toni Stone: Lady at the Bat Baseball with a Rumba Beat When “The Babe” Came to Mobile President Bush Hits a Homer: Negro League Players Honored at the White House A Bit of Americana—1986 Ballpark Dedication Renews Memories Buck O’Neil: A Remembrance Remembering Ray: The Hot Corner Hall-of-Famer Will Not Be Forgotten Buck Leonard: A Tribute Index