Gentle Black Giants A History Of Negro Leaguers In Japan
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Gentle Black Giants
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Author : Kazuo Sayama
language : en
Publisher: Nbrp Press
Release Date : 2019-04-20
Gentle Black Giants written by Kazuo Sayama and has been published by Nbrp Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-20 with categories.
Between 1927 and 1934, the Philadelphia Royal Giants embarked on several goodwill tours across the Pacific-to Japan, Korea, the Philippines and the Hawaiian Territories. As African-Americans, they were relegated to second-class citizenship in the U.S., but abroad they were treated like kings. Unlike the previous tours of major league stars who ridiculed their opponents through embarrassing defeats, the Royal Giants made the games competitive, dignified and enjoyable for opposing players. In Gentle Black Giants: A History of Negro Leaguers in Japan, Kazuo Sayama and Bill Staples, Jr. chronicle the tours of the Royal Giants and demonstrate that without the skill and humanity displayed by the Negro Leaguers, Japanese ballplayers might have become discouraged and lost their love for the game. Instead, the experience of sharing the field with these "gentle, black giants" kept their spirits high and nurtured the seeds for professional baseball to flourish in Japan.
Gentle Black Giants A History Of Negro Leaguers In Japan
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Author : Kazuo Sayama
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-20
Gentle Black Giants A History Of Negro Leaguers In Japan written by Kazuo Sayama and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-20 with categories.
Between 1927 and 1934, the Philadelphia Royal Giants embarked on several goodwill tours across the Pacific--to Japan, Korea, the Philippines and the Hawaiian Territories. As African-Americans, they were relegated to second-class citizenship in the U.S., but abroad they were treated like kings. Unlike the previous tours of major league stars who ridiculed their opponents through embarrassing defeats, the Royal Giants made the games competitive, dignified and enjoyable for opposing players. In Gentle Black Giants: A History of Negro Leaguers in Japan, Kazuo Sayama and Bill Staples, Jr. chronicle the tours of the Royal Giants and demonstrate that without the skill and humanity displayed by the Negro Leaguers, Japanese ballplayers might have become discouraged and lost their love for the game. Instead, the experience of sharing the field with these "gentle, black giants" kept their spirits high and nurtured the seeds for professional baseball to flourish in Japan.
Negro Leaguers And The Hall Of Fame
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Author : Steven R. Greenes
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-09-02
Negro Leaguers And The Hall Of Fame written by Steven R. Greenes and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. The Negro League Hall of Fame admissions process, which has now been conducted in four phases over a 50-year period, can be characterized as idiosyncratic at best. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans, this book presents an historical overview of NLHOF voting, with an evaluation of whether the 35 NL players selected were the best choices. Using modern metrics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), 24 additional Negro Leaguers are identified who have Hall of Fame qualifications. Brief biographies are included for HOF-quality players and executives who have been passed over, along with reasons why they may have been excluded. A proposal is set forth for a consistent and orderly HOF voting process for the Negro Leagues.
The Negro Leagues Book
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Author : Dick Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Negro Leagues Book written by Dick Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Based on the field's most prolific, imaginative, and best-known scholars, this ultimate reference work on the Negro Leagues includes a complete register of all the players--3,400 names, with positions and teams from before the turn of the century into the 1950s--annual rosters, in-depth histories, and more than 75 original photographs.
A Complete History Of The Negro Leagues 1884 To 1955
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Author : Mark Ribowsky
language : en
Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
Release Date : 1995
A Complete History Of The Negro Leagues 1884 To 1955 written by Mark Ribowsky and has been published by Carol Publishing Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
For over fifty years - or up until that bright April day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier - the only ball fields where an African-American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro baseball leagues. On these fields, men such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and John Henry Lloyd played for teams such as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, the Chicago American Giants, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
Black Ball 10
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Author : Leslie A. Heaphy
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-06-28
Black Ball 10 written by Leslie A. Heaphy and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts.
The Biographical Encyclopedia Of The Negro Baseball Leagues
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Author : James A. Riley
language : en
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
Release Date : 2002
The Biographical Encyclopedia Of The Negro Baseball Leagues written by James A. Riley and has been published by Carroll & Graf Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Briefly traces the history of the Negro Baseball League, and identifies over four thousand of its players.
Kenichi Zenimura Japanese American Baseball Pioneer
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Author : Bill Staples, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-08-12
Kenichi Zenimura Japanese American Baseball Pioneer written by Bill Staples, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
While the story of the Negro Leagues has been well documented, few baseball fans know about the Japanese American Nisei Leagues, or of their most influential figure, Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968). A talented player who excelled at all nine positions, Zenimura was also a respected manager and would become the Japanese American community's baseball ambassador. He worked tirelessly to promote the game at home and abroad, leading goodwill trips to Asia, helping to negotiate tours of Japan by Negro League All-Stars and Babe Ruth, and establishing a 32-team league behind the barbed wire of Arizona's Gila River Internment Camp during World War II. This first biography of the "Father of Japanese-American Baseball" delivers a thorough and fascinating account of Zenimura's life.
Issei Baseball
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Author : Robert K. Fitts
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2020-04-01
Issei Baseball written by Robert K. Fitts and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Baseball has been called America's true melting pot, a game that unites us as a people. Issei Baseball is the story of the pioneers of Japanese American baseball, Harry Saisho, Ken Kitsuse, Tom Uyeda, Tozan Masko, Kiichi Suzuki, and others--young men who came to the United States to start a new life but found bigotry and discrimination. In 1905 they formed a baseball club in Los Angeles and began playing local amateur teams. Inspired by the Waseda University baseball team's 1905 visit to the West Coast, they became the first Japanese professional baseball club on either side of the Pacific and barnstormed across the American Midwest in 1906 and 1911. Tens of thousands came to see "how the minions of the Mikado played the national pastime." As they played, the Japanese earned the respect of their opponents and fans, breaking down racial stereotypes. Baseball became a bridge between the two cultures, bringing Japanese and Americans together through the shared love of the game. Issei Baseball focuses on the small group of men who formed the first professional and semiprofessional Japanese baseball clubs. These players' story tells the history of early Japanese American baseball, including the placement of Saisho, Kitsuse, and their families in relocation camps during World War II and the Japanese immigrant experience.
South Of The Color Barrier
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Author : John Virtue
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-10-10
South Of The Color Barrier written by John Virtue and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book tells the story of how Mexican multimillionaire businessman Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League hastened the integration of major league baseball. During the decade that preceded Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, almost 150 players from the Negro League played in Mexico, most of them recruited by Pasquel.