Introduction: Latinos play America's game -- A national game emerges -- Early maneuvers -- Holding the line -- Baseball should follow the flag -- "Purest bars of Castilian soap" -- Making Cuban stars -- Becoming Cuban senators -- Playing in the world Jim Crow made -- Latinos and baseball's integration -- Troubling the waters -- Latinos and baseball's global turn -- Saying it is So-sa! -- Conclusion: Still playing America's game
Summary
Latinos have been a significant presence in professional leagues from the beginning. Offering a study on Latinos and professional baseball since the 1880s, this book tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn: passing as "Spanish" in the major leagues, or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index
