Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated--300 photographs!--history examines black baseball in and around New York City, focusing on its economic impact and cultural legacy. The author documents such famed teams as the Cuban Giants, Lincoln Stars/Giants, Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, and Brooklyn Royal Giants, along with a number of other historically important clubs, as well as the integration of Major League Baseball's Dodgers, Yankees and Giants. The photos include rare images of Willie Wells, Smokey Joe Williams, Satchel Paige, Minnie Minoso, Monte…mehr
Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated--300 photographs!--history examines black baseball in and around New York City, focusing on its economic impact and cultural legacy. The author documents such famed teams as the Cuban Giants, Lincoln Stars/Giants, Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, and Brooklyn Royal Giants, along with a number of other historically important clubs, as well as the integration of Major League Baseball's Dodgers, Yankees and Giants. The photos include rare images of Willie Wells, Smokey Joe Williams, Satchel Paige, Minnie Minoso, Monte Irvin, Martin Dihigo, Pete Hill, Rap Dixon and Cannonball Redding, among many others.
Noted Negro League historian Larry Lester is the author of eight books and contributor to more then 175 books, theses, and articles on black sports history. He is a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum co-founder and has long served as chairman of the SABR Negro Leagues Committee. Since 1998, he has organized the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, the only scholarly gathering devoted to the history of black baseball. Lester was a 2016 recipient of SABR's Henry Chadwick Award, honoring baseball's greatest researchers, and a year later received the Bob Davids Award, SABR's highest honor. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgment Preface Early Days of Black Baseball in New York 1. Cuban Giants, 1885-1899 2. Lincoln Stars, 1914-1916 Eastern Colored League 3. Brooklyn Royal Giants, 1905-1927 4. Cuban Stars (East), 1917-1932 5. Lincoln Giants, 1911-1930 Negro National League 6. New York Black Yankees, 1932-1950 7. New York Cubans, 1935-1936, 1939-1950 Brooklyn's Best Bums 8. Brooklyn Eagles, 1935 9. Brooklyn Brown Dodgers, 1945-1946 10. Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947-1957 New York's Sugar Hill Teams 11. New York Giants, 1949-1957 12. New York Yankees, 1955-1959 Faux New York Teams 13. Harlem Globetrotters 14. New York Black Travelers 15. Harlem Stars East-West All-Stars Representing New York-Based Teams New York State Cemeteries Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgment Preface Early Days of Black Baseball in New York 1. Cuban Giants, 1885-1899 2. Lincoln Stars, 1914-1916 Eastern Colored League 3. Brooklyn Royal Giants, 1905-1927 4. Cuban Stars (East), 1917-1932 5. Lincoln Giants, 1911-1930 Negro National League 6. New York Black Yankees, 1932-1950 7. New York Cubans, 1935-1936, 1939-1950 Brooklyn's Best Bums 8. Brooklyn Eagles, 1935 9. Brooklyn Brown Dodgers, 1945-1946 10. Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947-1957 New York's Sugar Hill Teams 11. New York Giants, 1949-1957 12. New York Yankees, 1955-1959 Faux New York Teams 13. Harlem Globetrotters 14. New York Black Travelers 15. Harlem Stars East-West All-Stars Representing New York-Based Teams New York State Cemeteries Index
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