Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads

Name: Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads
Brand: McFarland and Company, Inc.
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By Stewart, Peter C.

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This work focuses on the Norfolk team (nicknamed the Mary Janes), which played in the Virginia, Eastern and Atlantic leagues. Much attention is given to the players, coaches and teams of the Virginia League and the local news coverage from 1884 through 1928 as well as the business of baseball, the relations between major and minor league teams, and the controversy over hosting professional baseball games on Sundays. Photographs of the players, cartoons, and an appendix of league statistics are included.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

266

Release Date:

2010-09-09

Publication Date:

2010-09-09

Publisher:

McFarland and Company, Inc.

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0786448083

ISBN13:

9780786448081

Minimum Reading Age:

18

Weight:

507 g

Height:

178 cm

Width:

254 cm

Thickness:

14 cm

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