Rube Foster in His Time

On the Field and in the Papers with Black Baseball's Greatest Visionary

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Although Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season. In addition to founding this groundbreaking black-owned and -operated business, Foster also founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. This definitive biography combines period editorials and correspondence with insightful narrative to provide a comprehensive portrait of this innovative Hall of Famer. From the unstructured early days of black baseball, when Foster gained glory as a hard-throwing pitcher, through his struggles to establish the NNL and the Giants, to his tragic death from complications of syphilis, this work pays overdue tribute to an authentic American baseball icon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-14
Mått:178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786439270

Utforska kategorier

Bollsport inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Biografi: sport inom Biografier
Sportbiografier inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Noted Negro League historian Larry Lester is the author of eight books and contributor to more then 175 books, theses, and articles on black sports history. He is a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum co-founder and has long served as chairman of the SABR Negro Leagues Committee. Since 1998, he has organized the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, the only scholarly gathering devoted to the history of black baseball. Lester was a 2016 recipient of SABR’s Henry Chadwick Award, honoring baseball’s greatest researchers, and a year later received the Bob Davids Award, SABR’s highest honor. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Recensioner i media

“This definitive biography combines period editorials and correspondence with insightful narrative to provide a comprehensive portrait of this innovative Hall of Famer...pays overdue tribute to an authentic American baseball icon”—The Courier; “in this work, Larry Lester goes beyond what many researchers could expect to find in gleaning the information necessary for this exceptionally well-documented look at the black game’s early years...while Lester tells the story well, it is the research accompanying the narrative that stands out...outstanding...fascinating...recommend”—SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by former commissioner Fay VincentPrefaceIntroduction1st Inning. The Early Pro Days, 1903–19062nd Inning. A New Beginning: The Leland Giants, 1907–19093rd Inning. Legalities and Realities: Now There Are Two Lelands in Town? 1909–19104th Inning. Strive to Survive: The American Giants, 1911–19145th Inning. Family Feud: The ABC’s and the American Giants, 1915–19166th Inning. The Pitfalls of Black Baseball, 1917–19197th Inning. The Navigator: We Are the Ship, All Else the Sea, 1920–19218th Inning. Black and White Arbitration in the new Colored Leagues, 1922–19259th Inning. The Vision Fades, 1926–1930Extra Innings. Obituaries, Honors, Landmarks and Tributes, 1930APPENDICESA: No-Hitters by Rube FosterB: Team Depth Charts, 1902 to 1918C: Foster’s Daily Pitching and Batting RecordsD: Foster as ManagerE: Foster’s Teammates in the Hall of FameF: Foster Baseball CollectiblesG: Death Certiﬁcate and Medical AnalysisH: Draft Card and 1880 CensusI: Court Documents from the Leland LawsuitNotesBibliographyIndex