| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations |
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1 Prelude to Integration 5 -- 2 1947 -- When All Hell Broke Loose 12 -- Jackie Robinson 13 -- 3 1948 -- The Bill Veeck Show 24 -- Larry Doby 26 -- Satchel Paige 34 -- 4 1949 -- The Dodgers Rule and the Giants Join In 44 -- Roy Campanella 45 -- Don Newcombe 54 -- Hank Thompson 60 -- 5 1950 -- The Boston Braves Get in the Act 65 -- Sam Jethroe 66 -- Luke Easter 74 -- Dan Bankhead 86 -- Monte Irvin 93 -- 6 1951 -- "Go-Go!" and "Say Hey!" 100 -- Minnie Minoso 101 -- Willie Mays 113 -- 7 1952 -- A Lull in the Action 124 -- Joe Black 125 -- Dave Hoskins 130 -- 8 1953 -- The Cubs Make It a Majority 136 -- Ernie Banks 137 -- Gene Baker 146 -- 9 1954 -- Another Banner Year 153 -- Hank Aaron 154 -- Vic Power 163 -- 10 1955 -- The Yankees Finally Give In 172 -- Elston Howard 173 -- Bob Thurman 183 -- 11 1956 -- The American League Lags Behind 191 -- Brooks Lawrence 192 -- 12 1957 -- Jackie Retires and the Phils Integrate 201 -- Bob Boyd 202 -- Connie Johnson 207 -- 13 1958 -- The Tigers Succumb and It's Down to One 215 -- George Crowe 216 -- 14 1959 -- The Last Holdout Folds 223 -- Sam Jones 224 -- 15 The 1960s -- The National League Rises to Dominance 233 -- 16 Other Black Pioneers 236 -- 17 These Guys Never Had a Chance 252 -- Appendix A Roster of Black Major Leaguers (1947-1959) 273 -- Appendix B Population of Black Players in Majors by Year 276 -- Appendix C Black Player Firsts 278 -- Appendix D Honors and Awards 281 |
| Summary |
"For major league baseball, the decade following Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut was one of slow yet persistent change. Four other black players made their first, brief big-league appearances that year, followed by only two in 1948 and four in 1949. But by the end of 1959, 122 black ballplayers had made it to the big leagues. Like Robinson, their lives were made difficult off the field, and on it they dodged beanballs and spikes. This book brings attention to the accomplishments of this transitional generation of African American players--made up of men like Luscious Luke Easter, Sam 'The Jet' Jethroe, and Sad Sam Jones--many of whom spent years in the minors, the Negro leagues, or both before getting their shot. Chapters on each season from 1947 to 1959 incorporate biographical and career profiles for 25 players who stood out during baseball's integration. A final chapter covers the outstanding minor league players who for various reasons never got a real chance to play major league ball. Appendices include a roster of black major leaguers from 1947 through 1959, a list of black-player firsts and statistics on the year-by-year population of black players in the majors"--Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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African American baseball players -- Biography
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Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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African American baseball players
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Discrimination in sports
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Baseball
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United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005025886 |
| ISBN |
9781476605531 |
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147660553X |
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