Black Baseball Out of Season (e-bog) af William F. McNeil, McNeil

Black Baseball Out of Season e-bog

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Negro League ballplayers, earning paychecks comparable to those of blue-collar workers, needed an off-season source of income to make ends meet. Many of them found the answer in baseball, by joining racially integrated barnstorming teams that toured the country after the regular season ended, or by playing in the organized winter leagues that operated in Florida, California, and several Caribbe...
E-bog 151,31 DKK
Forfattere William F. McNeil, McNeil (forfatter)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 7 maj 2015
Længde 244 sider
Genrer Ethnic studies
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781476600628
Negro League ballplayers, earning paychecks comparable to those of blue-collar workers, needed an off-season source of income to make ends meet. Many of them found the answer in baseball, by joining racially integrated barnstorming teams that toured the country after the regular season ended, or by playing in the organized winter leagues that operated in Florida, California, and several Caribbean and Central and South American countries. This history recounts the experiences of American black ballplayers outside of the Negro Leagues--often in places where a lack of prejudice contrasted sharply with conditions at home. Tracing the development of the game in each location and the unique character of each winter league, it details the contributions of the Negro League players and collects their statistics in each of the winter leagues.