The Integration Of Major League Baseball
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The Integration Of Major League Baseball
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Author : Rick Swaine
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-06-08
The Integration Of Major League Baseball written by Rick Swaine and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book is a record of the men and events, team by team, during Major League Baseball's integration. It focuses especially on the owners, executives and managers who were the heroes, villains or spectators of integration, and it sheds new light on the unheralded champions of integration and on those whose culpability has so far been overlooked. Individual chapters cover each of baseball's integration-era teams, and a final chapter covers expansion teams of the 1960s. Each team's responsible individuals are examined, its acquisition, deployment and treatment of black players documented, and the effect of its integration actions on team performance analyzed. Appendices provide populations of integration-era Major League cities, first black players by team, first black players in various minor leagues, rosters of black players by team, a timeline of black player milestones, and a list of black All-Star selections through 1969.
A Calculus Of Color
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Author : Robert Kuhn McGregor
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-04-02
A Calculus Of Color written by Robert Kuhn McGregor and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 1947, as the integration of Major League Baseball began, the once-daring American League had grown reactionary, unwilling to confront postwar challenges—population shifts, labor issues and, above all, racial integration. The league had matured in the Jim Crow era, when northern cities responded to the Great Migration by restricting black access to housing, transportation, accommodations and entertainment, while blacks created their own institutions, including baseball’s Negro Leagues. As the political climate changed and some major league teams realized the necessity of integration, the American League proved painfully reluctant. With the exception of the Cleveland Indians, integration was slow and often ineffective. This book examines the integration of baseball—widely viewed as a triumph—through the experiences of the American League and finds only a limited shift in racial values. The teams accepted few black players and made no effort to alter management structures, and organized baseball remained an institution governed by tradition-bound owners.
Team First
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Author : Lloyd H. H. Barrow
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2018-12-11
Team First written by Lloyd H. H. Barrow and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The year 2017 is a special year, the seventieth anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson integrating modern baseball. Robinson's successes and challenges have been documented by baseball and civil rights historians. This three-part book presents the chronological history of baseball integration along with the major civil rights events of the 1940s and 1950s. Team First focuses upon each of the sixteen Major League teams and players (with life stories) who were the first to integrate each team. Some individuals were players of the Negro League, Hall of Famers, and World Series players and others whose notable contribution was only being the first to integrate. Information about owners, general managers, and managers influenced teams' orientation about integration. Rates of integration varied by team. The final three teams to integrate happened ten years after Robinson won the 1947 Rookie of the Year Award. Find out how your favorite team approached integration. How did your team compare to other National League and American League teams? How was your favorite team influenced by early civil rights events?
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball
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Author : John F. Wukovits
language : en
Publisher: Lucent Press
Release Date : 2006
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball written by John F. Wukovits and has been published by Lucent Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Baseball players categories.
A look at the life of the courageous man who was the first African American in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball
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Author : Laurie Collier Hillstrom
language : en
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Release Date : 2013
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball written by Laurie Collier Hillstrom and has been published by Omnigraphics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with African American baseball players categories.
Provides a detailed account of Jackie Robinson's life and career, focusing on the events surrounding the shattering of the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball. Discusses his life after baseball, his influential position in the civil rights movement, and his enduring legacy as a racial pioneer. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more.
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.
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball
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Author : Scott Simon
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2007-07-31
Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball written by Scott Simon and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"An extraordinary book . . . invitingly written and brisk." --Chicago Tribune "Perhaps no one has ever told the tale [of Robinson's arrival in the major leagues] so well as [Simon] does in this extended essay." --The Washington Post Book World "Scott Simon tells a compelling story of risk and sacrifice, profound ugliness and profound grace, defiance and almost unimaginable courage. This is a meticulously researched, insightful, beautifully written book, one that should be read, reread, and remembered." --Laura Hillenbrand, author of the New York Times bestseller Seabiscuit The integration of baseball in 1947 had undeniable significance for the civil rights movement and American history. Thanks to Jackie Robinson, a barrier that had once been believed to be permanent was shattered--paving the way for scores of African Americans who wanted nothing more than to be granted the same rights as any other human being. In this book, renowned broadcaster Scott Simon reveals how Robinson's heroism brought the country face-to-face with the question of racial equality. From his days in the army to his ascent to the major leagues, Robinson battled bigotry at every turn. Simon deftly traces the journey of the rookie who became Rookie of the Year, recalling the taunts and threats, the stolen bases and the slides to home plate, the trials and triumphs. Robinson's number, 42, has been retired by every club in major league baseball--in homage to the man who had to hang his first Brooklyn Dodgers uniform on a hook rather than in a locker.
The Golden Era Of Major League Baseball
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Author : Bryan Soderholm-Difatte
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-11-05
The Golden Era Of Major League Baseball written by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In The Golden Era of Major League Baseball: A Time of Transition and Integration, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte explores the noteworthy and significant changes taking place in baseball in and around the 1950s. Beginning with Jackie Robinson’s rookie season in 1947, Soderholm-Difatte provides a careful and thorough examination of baseball’s integration, including the state of blacks in the majors ten years into the Jackie Robinson era, when elite players were accepted but few blacks with “average” major league ability were regulars in the starting lineup. The author also looks at the dying practice of player-managers, the increasing use of relief pitchers and platooning, and the continued dominance of the New York Yankees. The Golden Era included three central characters whose innovations, strategies, and vision changed the game, and each of their stories is told in this book: Branch Rickey, who challenged the baseball establishment by integrating the Dodgers; Casey Stengel, whose 1949-1953 Yankees won five straight championships; and Leo Durocher, whose spy operations was a major factor in the Giants’ 1951 pennant surge, but who was also a leading innovator in managing his pitching staff. Concluding with an overview of how baseball’s race and diversity issues have evolved since the Golden Era, this book will be of interest to baseball fans and historians as well as scholars examining the history of integration in sports.
Negro Leagues Integration Era
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Author : Bo Smolka
language : en
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Negro Leagues Integration Era written by Bo Smolka and has been published by ABDO Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Negro Leagues' Integration Era covers the history of the Negro Leagues, its players' segregation from Major League Baseball, and their eventual integration. Readers will meet owners, players, and managers who were supporters of integration such as Branch Rickey, Bill Veeck, Clay Hopper, and PeeWee Reese, as well as those who held the Color Line such as Kenesaw Landis and Cap Anson. Black players to join the major leagues such as Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, Sachel Paige, Dan Bankhead, Willard Brown, Hank Thompson, Roy Campanella, Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, Ray Dandridge, Minnie Minoso, Elston Howard, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron and Pumpsie Green are introduced. Vivid descriptions of the legendary players and their stories explore the social impact of black baseball in segregated America. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The Integration Of Baseball In Philadelphia
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Author : Christopher Threston
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2003-01-06
The Integration Of Baseball In Philadelphia written by Christopher Threston and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The release of Ken Burns' documentary Baseball in 1994 and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in the major leagues in 1997 once again brought attention to the integration of baseball. Integration did not guarantee equality or even begin to solve baseball's race-related struggles. In some instances, integration caused even more problems for the African American players and their white teammates. This was the case in Philadelphia, where, among other discriminatory actions, Phillies manager Ben Chapman instructed his players to verbally abuse Jackie Robinson. This work examines how Philadelphia acquired a reputation as a tough place for African American players. It follows the very slow and difficult progress of integration of the Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics. Attempts to integrate Philadelphia baseball began being made as early as the 1860s, and all of them proved futile until 1953. Those attempts and the reasons that they failed are discussed. The book provides biographical and statistical information on some of the African American players who were confronted with discrimination, and also looks at the white players, managers, coaches, and front office personnel who were having a difficult time accepting African American players on their teams.