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Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23x29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Negro league baseball players didn't always get the respect that major leaguers received. And yet many, including Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy Campanella, quickly became standouts in the major leagues after 1947. Others didn't get to prove their mettle in the majors at all, or not until long past their prime. Leroy “Satchel” Paige mixed his blazing fastball with 29 other devastating pitches to win 42 games and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
vii, 315 pages ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 NL 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,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.
Author
Publisher
Walker and Co
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
vi, 120 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Negro leagues that evolved due to segregation in professional baseball and the experiences of black players from the late nineteenth through the early twentieth century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, professional baseball was mostly segregated. The Negro Leagues provided an alternative for African American players. Discover the history of African American baseball and the people who worked to end the sport's decades of segregation.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Documents the life of the Negro League star and Hall of Famer, tracing Bell's sharecropping heritage, his extraordinary switch-hitting talents, and how Major League Baseball's racial barriers impacted his career.
20) Satch & Me
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (3 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever? " Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast-whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But...
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