The Chicago American Giants
$109.85
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2011
Summary
In 1886, a semipro team known as the Union Baseball Club was founded in Chicago. Under the leadership of Frank Leland, this team of black players worked its way to the top of Chicago’s otherwise all-white semipro city league. In 1902, Leland recruited a talented young pitcher from Texas, Rube Foster, who soon established himself as one of the game’s outstanding players, seized the leadership of the Union Baseball Club and founded the Chicago American Giants. This team would dominate the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786466085 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0786466081 |
| Author: | Paul Debono |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Imprint: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 178mm x 254mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“a useful addition”– The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).
“a useful addition”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).
Paul Debono
A long time resident of Indianapolis, Paul Debono is an amateur baseball historian and member of SABR. He currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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