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Outsider Baseball

Scott Simkus
Outsider Baseball Book PDF

Author : Scott Simkus
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613748169

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Outsider Baseball by Scott Simkus Pdf

Outsider Baseball is the story of a forgotten world, where independent professional ball clubs zig-zagged across America, plying their trade in big cities and small villages alike. Included among the former and future major leaguers were mercenaries, scalawags, and outcasts. This is where Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell, and John McGraw crossed bats with the Cuban Stars, Tokyo Giants, Brooklyn Bushwicks, dozens of famous Negro league teams, and novelty acts such as the House of David and Bloomer Girls. Legends emerged in this alternate baseball universe and author Scott Simkus sets out to share their stories and use a critical lens to separate fact from fiction. Written in a gritty prose style, Outsider Baseball combines meticulous research with modern analytics, opening the door to an unforgettable funhouse of baseball history. Scott Simkus is the founder and editor of the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. He is the winner of a research award from the Society of American Baseball Research for his work on the Negro League Database.

The League of Outsider Baseball

Gary Cieradkowski
The League of Outsider Baseball Book PDF

Author : Gary Cieradkowski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476775258

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The League of Outsider Baseball by Gary Cieradkowski Pdf

From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian comes a strikingly original illustrated history of baseball’s forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio before they achieved notoriety. From a young age, Gary Cieradkowski had a passion for baseball’s unheralded heroes. Inspired by his father and their shared love of the sport, Cieradkowski began creating “outsider” baseball cards, as a way to tell the little-known stories of baseball’s many unsung heroes—alongside some of baseball’s greatest players before they were famous. The League of Outsider Baseball is a tribute to all of those who’ve played the game, known and unknown. Shining a light into the dark corners of baseball history—from Mickey Mantle’s minor league days to Negro League greats like Josh Gibson and Leon Day; to people that most never knew played the game, such as Frank Sinatra, who had his own ball club in 1940s Hollywood; bank robber John Dillinger, who was a promising shortstop and took time out between robberies to attend Cubs games; and even a few US presidents—this book is a rich, visual tribute to America’s pastime. Meticulously researched, beautifully illustrated using a unique, vintage baseball-card-style, and filled with a colorful and rich cast of characters, this book is a prized collector’s item and will be cherished by fans of all ages.

The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues

Todd Peterson
The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues Book PDF

Author : Todd Peterson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476665146

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The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues by Todd Peterson Pdf

How good was Negro League Baseball (1920-1948)? Some experts maintain that the quality of play was equal to that of the American and National Leagues. Some believe the Negro Leagues should be part of Major League Baseball's official record and that more Negro League players should be in the Hall of Fame. Skeptics contend that while many players could be rated highly, NL organizations were minor league at best. Drawing on the most comprehensive data available, including stats from more than 2,000 interracial games, this study finds that black baseball was very good indeed. Negro leaguers beat the big leaguers more than half the time in head-to-head contests, demonstrated stronger metrics within their own leagues and excelled when finally allowed into the majors. The authors document the often duplicitous manner in which MLB has dealt with the legacy of the Negro Leagues, and an appendix includes the scores and statistics from every known contest between Negro League and Major League teams.

Baseball and the House of David

P.J. Dragseth
Baseball and the House of David Book PDF

Author : P.J. Dragseth
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476639222

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Baseball and the House of David by P.J. Dragseth Pdf

House of David barnstorming baseball (1915-1957) was played without pre-determined schedules, leagues, player statistics or standings. The Davids quickly gained popularity for their hirsute appearance and flashy, fast-paced style of play. During their 200 seasons, they travelled as many as 30,000 miles, criss-crossing the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Benton Harbor teams invented the pepper game and were winners year after year, becoming legends in barnstorming baseball. Initially a loose affiliation of players, the Davids expanded to three teams--Western, Central and Eastern--as their reputation grew, and hired outsiders to fill the rosters. Prominent among them were pitchers Grover Cleveland Alexander and Charlie "Chief" Bender, both player managers in the early 1930s. They resisted the color barrier, eagerly facing Negro League teams everywhere. In 1934, before their largest crowd to date, they defeated the first Negro team invited to the famed Denver Post Tournament, the great Kansas City Monarchs, for the championship.

Baseball

Bryan Steverson
Baseball Book PDF

Author : Bryan Steverson
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490852973

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Baseball by Bryan Steverson Pdf

Scripture becomes evident in baseball, if we only look. As a special gift from God, many examples are herein detailed. If we can find God’s Word in baseball, we can find it elsewhere also.

Cuba's Baseball Defectors

Peter Costa Bjarkman
Cuba s Baseball Defectors Book PDF

Author : Peter Costa Bjarkman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442247994

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Cuba's Baseball Defectors by Peter Costa Bjarkman Pdf

“Takes an inside look into the wave of player departures that has rocked the game both in Cuba and the U.S., while providing historical perspective.” —USA Today The stellar play and fascinating backstories of exiled Cuban sluggers and hurlers has become part of Major League Baseball history. On-field exploits by colorful Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, AL rookie-of-the-year José Abreu, home run derby champion Yoenis Céspedes, radar-gun busting Cincinnati fast-baller Aroldis Chapman, and a handful of others have been further enhanced by feel-good tales of desperate Cuban superstars risking their lives to escape Fidel Castro’s communist realm and chase an American Dream of financial and athletic success. But a truly ugly underbelly to this story has also slowly emerged—one that involves human smuggling operations financed by Miami crime syndicates, operated by Mexican drug cartels, and conveniently ignored by ball clubs endlessly searching for fresh waves of international talent. Given rare access to Cuba and its ballplayers, Peter C. Bjarkman has spent over twenty years traveling to all corners of the island getting to know the top Cuban stars and witnessing their struggles and triumphs. In this book, Bjarkman places events in the context of Cuban baseball history and tradition before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. He reveals their personal histories, explains the events that led them to defect from their homeland, and details their harrowing journeys to US shores. Players whose big-league dreams failed are also discussed, as are Cuba’s efforts to stem the defection tide through working agreements with the Japanese and Mexican leagues. Cuba’s Baseball Defectors will fascinate baseball fans, those interested in the history of US-Cuba relations, and those wanting to learn more about the unsavory story of human trafficking in the name of baseball glory. “A revelation . . . an original social history for sports enthusiasts and readers interested in past and future Cuba–U.S. ties.” —Library Journal Includes photos

Baseball Meets the Law

Ed Edmonds,Frank G. Houdek
Baseball Meets the Law Book PDF

Author : Ed Edmonds,Frank G. Houdek
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476664385

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Baseball Meets the Law by Ed Edmonds,Frank G. Houdek Pdf

Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794. In 2015, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations. Another court overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice. A third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video screen at Wrigley Field. This exhaustive chronology traces the effects the law has had on the national pastime, both pro and con, on and off the field, from the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause. The stories of lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey are entertainingly instructive.

Blackball in the Hoosier Heartland: Unearthing the Negro Leagues Baseball History of Richmond, Indiana

Alex Painter
Blackball in the Hoosier Heartland Unearthing the Negro Leagues Baseball History of Richmond Indiana Book PDF

Author : Alex Painter
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781678166717

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Blackball in the Hoosier Heartland: Unearthing the Negro Leagues Baseball History of Richmond, Indiana by Alex Painter Pdf

Between 1907 and 1957 Richmond, Indiana hosted over one hundred baseball games that featured professional or semi-professional black baseball teams. There are twenty-six members of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York who suited up to play in Richmond, Indiana, of those nineteen were members of Negro league teams. The Negro leagues, commonly referred to as "Blackball" before their advent in 1920 are celebrating their centennial in 2020. There is no better time to learn about these players, both men and women, who also doubled as pioneers in the country's Civil Rights Movement.

Oscar Charleston

Jeremy Beer
Oscar Charleston Book PDF

Author : Jeremy Beer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496224965

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Oscar Charleston by Jeremy Beer Pdf

The biography of Oscar Charleston, a Negro Leagues legend and one of baseball’s greatest and most unjustifiably overlooked players.

Mike Donlin

Steve Steinberg,Lyle Spatz
Mike Donlin Book PDF

Author : Steve Steinberg,Lyle Spatz
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496238962

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Mike Donlin by Steve Steinberg,Lyle Spatz Pdf

"Biography of baseball player and actor Mike Donlin, who played for the New York Giants from 1899 to 1914 and was one of the best hitters of the Deadball Era. A playboy and showman, he later went into Vaudeville and appeared in more than one hundred films"--

The League of Outsider Baseball

Gary Cieradkowski
The League of Outsider Baseball Book PDF

Author : Gary Cieradkowski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781476775234

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The League of Outsider Baseball by Gary Cieradkowski Pdf

From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian comes a strikingly original illustrated history of baseball’s forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio before they achieved notoriety. From a young age, Gary Cieradkowski had a passion for baseball’s unheralded heroes. Inspired by his father and their shared love of the sport, Cieradkowski began creating “outsider” baseball cards, as a way to tell the little-known stories of baseball’s many unsung heroes—alongside some of baseball’s greatest players before they were famous. The League of Outsider Baseball is a tribute to all of those who’ve played the game, known and unknown. Shining a light into the dark corners of baseball history—from Mickey Mantle’s minor league days to Negro League greats like Josh Gibson and Leon Day; to people that most never knew played the game, such as Frank Sinatra, who had his own ball club in 1940s Hollywood; bank robber John Dillinger, who was a promising shortstop and took time out between robberies to attend Cubs games; and even a few US presidents—this book is a rich, visual tribute to America’s pastime. Meticulously researched, beautifully illustrated using a unique, vintage baseball-card-style, and filled with a colorful and rich cast of characters, this book is a prized collector’s item and will be cherished by fans of all ages.

Black Ball 10

Leslie A. Heaphy
Black Ball 10 Book PDF

Author : Leslie A. Heaphy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476623351

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Black Ball 10 by Leslie A. Heaphy Pdf

Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts.

Black Ball and the Boardwalk

James E. Overmyer
Black Ball and the Boardwalk Book PDF

Author : James E. Overmyer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786472376

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Black Ball and the Boardwalk by James E. Overmyer Pdf

The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience. The original players from Jacksonville, Florida, joined the northward black migration during World War I. The team was named after Harry Bacharach--an Atlantic City politician running for mayor--as a way to keep his name before the city's black community. The Giants were immediately successful, and soon played the best semi-professional teams in their region, as well as the top black teams from the East and Midwest. They entered the first Negro league on the East Coast in 1923, and won the league championship twice before the decade ended. This book chronicles the Giants' pivotal role in the development of black baseball in Prohibition Era Atlantic City, and the careers of the men who made it possible.

The League of Outsider Baseball

Anonim
The League of Outsider Baseball Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
ISBN : 1476775249

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The League of Outsider Baseball by Anonim Pdf

From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian comes a strikingly original illustrated history of baseball's forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio before they achieved notoriety.

The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska

Angelo J. Louisa
The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska Book PDF

Author : Angelo J. Louisa
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476641560

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The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska by Angelo J. Louisa Pdf

Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball, yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American baseball experience. This book examines nine of the most significant, including the rise and fall of the Lincoln Giants, Satchel Paige's adventures in the Cornhusker State, a visit from Jackie Robinson, and the maturation of Bob Gibson both on and off the field. Also, recollections are featured from individuals who participated in or witnessed the African American baseball experience in the Omaha area.