Black Baseball's Last Team Standing
| Author | : William J. Plott |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2019-08-06 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781476677880 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1476677883 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Black Baseball's Last Team Standing by : William J. Plott
Download or read book Black Baseball's Last Team Standing written by William J. Plott and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.
