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Ball, Bat and Bitumen

By Sutter, L. M.

Ball, Bat and Bitumen

By Sutter, L. M.

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They emerged from the mines, shook off the coal dust, and stepped onto the diamond. From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting avid and intensely loyal fans. Talented part-time athletes competed at the amateur, semi-pro and professional levels. Equally competitive were the coal company officials, who often brought in ringers, or players of exceptional ability, giving them easier jobs above ground or a padded pay packet. Based on interviews with surviving players, families of deceased players, and contemporary sources, this thoroughgoing history covers not only teams and leagues but their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. The book features a special section on African-American mining teams, a coalfield map and many photographs.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
214
Release Date:
2008-12-30
Publication Date:
2008-12-12
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786435941
ISBN13:
9780786435944
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
413 g
Height:
178 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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