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Author: Carl Kline Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1514456826 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 195
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Discover the Appalachian League. The Advanced Rookie level of Minor League baseball where so many have gotten their start in professional baseball. This is a book of photographs with a dual purpose. One is to share with the reader different views of the ballparks to understand the charm and appeal of each team. In the late 1800s and early 1900s town ball spread across the country. Towns formed teams to compete with each other for bragging rights and fierce rivalries developed. The Appy League reminds me of about the closest example of Town Ball that we have today. Allen LaMountain published a definitive book on the history and background of the league as well as stories of many that made the majors after gaining their starts in the Appy. I hope this book serves to help the readers of LaMountains book (Appalachian League Baseball-Where Rookies Rise) to visualize some of the stories he describes. The second purpose is to present photos of the Appy players (although not all inclusive) from the 2015 season. Some of these young men will advance to higher levels of the minors and some all the way to the Major Leagues. But many might only advance a level or two and some may not advance at all. I have tried to provide photos of many so there might be a source for them to say, This is where I started my professional baseball career. (Over 400 young hopefuls played in the Appy in 2015) Team baseball card sets are produced by most Minor League teams. But the Appy League short season, late June through late August, makes it financially challenging to produce sets. By the time photos are taken and the turnaround time with the card companies, sometimes it is early to mid-August until the team has sets to sell at the ballpark. Required minimum orders can sometimes mean a loss in production costs. In 2015 only 5 of the ten Appalachian League teams produced card sets. But every player in every set produced is especially proud of his first card. So, if you find yourself in Eastern Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia or North Carolina and you are hungry for baseball in the middle of summer..Discover the Appalachian League. You will not be disappointed.
Author: Carl Kline Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1514456826 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
Discover the Appalachian League. The Advanced Rookie level of Minor League baseball where so many have gotten their start in professional baseball. This is a book of photographs with a dual purpose. One is to share with the reader different views of the ballparks to understand the charm and appeal of each team. In the late 1800s and early 1900s town ball spread across the country. Towns formed teams to compete with each other for bragging rights and fierce rivalries developed. The Appy League reminds me of about the closest example of Town Ball that we have today. Allen LaMountain published a definitive book on the history and background of the league as well as stories of many that made the majors after gaining their starts in the Appy. I hope this book serves to help the readers of LaMountains book (Appalachian League Baseball-Where Rookies Rise) to visualize some of the stories he describes. The second purpose is to present photos of the Appy players (although not all inclusive) from the 2015 season. Some of these young men will advance to higher levels of the minors and some all the way to the Major Leagues. But many might only advance a level or two and some may not advance at all. I have tried to provide photos of many so there might be a source for them to say, This is where I started my professional baseball career. (Over 400 young hopefuls played in the Appy in 2015) Team baseball card sets are produced by most Minor League teams. But the Appy League short season, late June through late August, makes it financially challenging to produce sets. By the time photos are taken and the turnaround time with the card companies, sometimes it is early to mid-August until the team has sets to sell at the ballpark. Required minimum orders can sometimes mean a loss in production costs. In 2015 only 5 of the ten Appalachian League teams produced card sets. But every player in every set produced is especially proud of his first card. So, if you find yourself in Eastern Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia or North Carolina and you are hungry for baseball in the middle of summer..Discover the Appalachian League. You will not be disappointed.
Author: William J. Plott Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786475447 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 275
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The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later.
Author: Sean Dietrich Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781515019183 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 152
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The first volume of a collection of short stories by Sean Dietrich, a writer, humorist, and novelist, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His humor and short fiction appear in various publications throughout the Southeast.
Author: Thomas K. Perry Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 9780786418756 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 332
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After the Civil War, the Yankee textile industry began a steady transfer south, bringing with it the tradition of a mill village, usually owned by the mill's owner, where the workers and their families lived. The new game of baseball quickly became a foundation of mill village life. A rich tradition of textile league baseball in South Carolina is here reconstructed from newspaper accounts and interviews with former players and fans. Players such as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Champ Osteen made their marks as "lintheads" in these semipro leagues. The fierce rivalries between competing mills and the impact of the teams on mill life are recounted. Appendices list club records and rosters for many of the teams from 1880 through 1955.
Author: Joe Clark Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803264403 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 212
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Through extensive interviews and archival research, Joe Clark has uncovered the engaging details of Australian baseball’s unique, and often turbulent, 125-year history, and for the first time the dynamic story of Australian baseball is told. Initially accepted only grudgingly in the late nineteenth century as an off-season substitute for cricket, baseball in Australia steadily rose in prominence. Starting with neighborhood games played between improvised teams, the sport grew to include state and national leagues and a spirited international competition. Both the shortcomings and the triumphs of Australian baseball are revealed in A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game, from an ill-fated late-nineteenth-century baseball tour of America and the political firestorm surrounding the formation of the Australian Baseball League in the 1990s, to the amazing defeat of the powerhouse Cuban team in the Intercontinental Cup of 1999.
Author: Travis Haney Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1614231842 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 176
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After more than one hundred years of craving a champion, the University of South Carolina finally has one. The 2010 Gamecock baseball team won six consecutive games over eight summer nights to take the College World Series and lay claim to the school's first major national championship. From dancing around in a dark locker room to singing "Silent Night"? on the team bus after every victory in Omaha, these Gamecocks were as fun-loving as they were talented. And they did it all in the name of one special boy, seven-year-old Bayler Teal. Bayler passed away before he could see his beloved Gamecocks triumph, but the team's victory is a tribute to their number one fan. Join the Post and Courier's Travis Haney as he recounts this incredible team's historic season.
Author: John Bell Publisher: Vabella Pub ISBN: 9780971220409 Category : Baseball players Languages : en Pages : 125
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In the summer of 1923, Shoeless Joe Jackson, who was banned from organized baseball in 1921 for his alleged participation in the 1919 Chicago Black Sox World Series scandal, was signed on to play baseball for the Americus, Georgia semi-pro team of the independent South Georgia league. With the Americus club struggling, Joe Jackson came on board and turned things around not only for the team but the entire league. There was controversy with his playing at first, but it soon settled and made way for an astounding run of our national pastime. Shoeless Joe's time in Americus was capped off by leading the team to the league championship at the end of the season. Shoeless Summer, written by Americus native John Bell, tells the fascinating story of Shoeless Joe Jackson's days playing baseball in Americus in 1923. This book features a day-to-day chronology of the season with emphasis on the uproar that followed Americus signing the famed baseball outlaw to play for the team. Statistics and biographies of each of the Americus players, daily lineups and box scores, and the only photograph of Shoeless Joe with the Americus team in uniform known to exist make this a well-rounded piece of baseball history. The cities of Albany, Americus, Arlington, Bainbridge, Blakely, and Dawson each had teams in the South Georgia league. Shoeless Summer includes a complete list of players from each team as well as those who played in the major leagues. Baseball fans young and old will enjoy this factual account of one magical summer in a rural, baseball-crazed region on the country. ..".He came to Americus, Georgia in 1923 and helped a struggling, hometown baseball team get back on its feet and win the league title from its chief sports rival. None of the fans really cared what he was accused of or what he did or didn't do. All they knew was that he was the greatest ball player they had ever seen, and for a short time, they could call him their own. When Shoeless Joe Jackson left Americus, he left memories of a hero to a small baseball town -- memories of a Shoeless Summer."
Author: Margot Theis Raven Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 1410308154 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Segregated Charleston, SC, 1955: There are 62 official Little League programs in South Carolina -- all but one of the leagues is composed entirely of white players. The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars, an all-black team, is formed in the hopes of playing in the state's annual Little League Tournament. What should have been a time of enjoyment, however, turns sour when all of the other leagues refuse to play against them and even pull out of the program. As the only remaining Little League team in the state, Cannon Street was named state winner by default, giving the boys a legitimate spot in the Little League Baseball World Series held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While the Cannon Street team is invited to the game as guests, they are not allowed to participate since they have not officially "played" and won their state's tournament. Let Them Play takes its name from the chant shouted by the spectators who attended the World Series final. Author Margot Theis Raven recounts the inspiring tales of the Cannon Street All-Stars as they arrived in Williamsport, PA and never got the chance to play for the title thanks to the bigotry and ignorance of the South Carolina teams. Winning by forfeit, the Cannon Streeters were subsequently not allowed to participate in Williamsburg because they had not "played" their way into the tournament. Let Them Play is an important civil rights story in American history with an even more important message about equality and tolerance. It's a tale of humanity against the backdrop of America's favorite pastime that's sure to please fans of the sport and mankind. This summer will mark the 50th year since the fans' shouts of Let Them Play fell on deaf ears and 14 boys learned a cruel lesson in backwards politics and prejudice. This book can help teach us a new lesson and assure something like this never happens again.
Author: Will Geoghegan Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1496219767 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 236
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The college baseball season doesn't end when the school year is finished. Many of the top NCAA Division I, II, and III baseball players continue to play in one of the game's most unique environments, the summer wood bat leagues. They swap aluminum bats for wood and play from June through August in more than forty states. The poetry of America's pastime persists as soon-to-be stars such as Gordon Beckham, Buster Posey, and Aaron Judge crash in spare bedrooms and play for free on city and college ball fields. Summer Baseball Nation chronicles a season in America's summer collegiate baseball leagues. From the Cape to Alaska and a lot of places in between, Will Geoghegan tells the stories of a summer: eighteen of the best college players in the country playing Wiffle ball on Cape Cod, the Midnight Sun Game in Alaska, a California legend picking up another win, home runs flying into Lake Michigan, and the namesake of an old Minor League club packing the same charming ballpark. At every stop, players chase dreams while players and fans alike savor the moment.
Author: Lois Browne Publisher: HarperAudio ISBN: Category : All-American Girls Baseball League Languages : en Pages : 240
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A colorful chronicle of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, as recalled by the very women and men who were a part of it. From Philip K. Wrigley, the chewing-gum mogul who had the idea for the league, to "Gabby" Ziegler, captain of the Grand Rapids Chicks, Girls of the Summer is about dreams and about making those dreams come true.
Author: Carl Kline
Author: Carl Kline
Author: William J. Plott
Author: Sean Dietrich
Author: Thomas K. Perry
Author: Joe Clark
Author: Travis Haney
Author: John Bell
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Author: Lois Browne