James E. Overmyer

Black Ball and the Boardwalk

The Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, 1916-1929

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Produktbeschreibung

Chronicles the Giants' pivotal role in the development of black baseball in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, and the careers of the men who made it possible. The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience. They entered the first Negro league on the East Coast in 1923, and won the league championship twice before the decade ended.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780786472376
• ISBN-10: 0786472375
• Artikelnr.: 40869206

Autorenporträt

SABR member, James E. Overmyer writes and lectures on baseball history, primarily African-American. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface 1
A Long Train Ride to Fame 2
Surviving the Great War 3
Under New Management 4
Back Home in Atlantic City 5
In the Big Leagues 6
The Championship Seasons 7
Down in the Standings, and Out of the City Epilogue Appendix A: Game Log Appendix B: Rosters Appendix C: Batting and Pitching Statistics by Year Chapter Notes Bibliography Index