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Untertitel:
The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.07.2019
Autorentext
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.
Klappentext
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.
Zusammenfassung
The Birmingham 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.
Inhalt
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The "Bold"/"Coal" Black Barons (1919)
2. The Negro Southern League (1920-22)
3. Playing in Two Leagues (1923)
4. Full Time in the NNL (1924)
5. A Season of Struggle (1925)
6. Satchel Paige and the Revival of the Negro Southern League (1926)
7. Birmingham Returns to the Majors (1927)
8. Misplaced Optimism (1928)
9. A Season with Few Highlights (1929)
10. Return to the Negro National League (1930)
11. Return of the Negro Southern League (1931)
12. The Worst Season Ever? (1932)
13. Where Are the Black Barons? (1933)
14. A New Season, a New Name (1934)
15. Return of the Black Barons (1935)
16. The End of an Era (1936)
17. The Negro American League (1937-38)
18. Death and Resurrection (1939-41)
19. The War Years (1942-45)
20. Two Seasons with Tommy Sampson (1946-47)
21. Piper and Willie (1948-49)
22. The Beginning of the End (1950)
23. A New Division (1951)
24. New Leadership and a Disputed Championship (1952)
25. A Four-Team League (1953)
26. Playing with Pride (1954)
27. Gatemouth Moore and White Owners (1955)
28. Black Barons or Giants? (1956)
29. The Negro American League Rebounds (1957)
30. Contraction (1958)
31. A Brief Reprieve (1959)
32. Last Team Standing? (1960-62)
Appendix A: Year-by-Year Standings, Spring Training Sites, Opening Day Attendance, First-Pitch Honorees, No-Hitters, No-Hitters Against, East-West Game All-Stars
Appendix B: Birmingham Black Barons All-Time Roster
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
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