The Resource Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962, William J. Plott
Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962, William J. Plott
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The item Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962, William J. Plott represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- "The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 335 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- 1. The "Bold"/"Coal" Black Barons (1919)
- 2. The Negro Southern League (1920-22)
- 3. Playing in Two Leagues (1923)
- 4. Full Time in the NNL (1924)
- 5. A Season of Struggle (1925)
- 6. Satchel Paige and the Revival of the Negro Southern League (1926)
- 7. Birmingham Returns to the Majors (1927)
- 8. Misplaced Optimism (1928)
- 9. A Season with Few Highlights (1929)
- 10. Return to the Negro National League (1930)
- 11. Return of the Negro Southern League (1931)
- 12. The Worst Season Ever? (1932)
- 13. Where Are the Black Barons? (1933)
- 14. A New Season, a New Name (1934)
- 15. Return of the Black Barons (1935)
- 16. The End of an Era (1936)
- 17. The Negro American League (1937-38)
- 18. Death and Resurrection (1939-41)
- 19. The War Years (1942-45)
- 20. Two Seasons with Tommy Sampson (1946-47)
- 21. Piper and Willie (1948-49)
- 22. The Beginning of the End (1950)
- 23. A New Division (1951)
- 24. New Leadership and a Disputed Championship (1952)
- 25. A Four-Team League (1953)
- 26. Playing with Pride (1954)
- 27. Gatemouth Moore and White Owners (1955)
- 28. Black Barons or Giants? (1956)
- 29. The Negro American League Rebounds (1957)
- 30. Contraction (1958)
- 31. A Brief Reprieve (1959)
- 32. Last Team Standing? (1960-62)
- Appendix A. Year-by-Year Standings, Spring Training Sites, Opening Day Attendance, First-Pitch Honorees, No- Hitters, No-Hitters Against, East-West Game All-Stars
- Appendix B. Birmingham Black Barons All-Time Roster
- Isbn
- 9781476677880
- Label
- Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962
- Title
- Black baseball's last team standing
- Title remainder
- the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962
- Statement of responsibility
- William J. Plott
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Plott, William J
- Dewey number
- 796.35709761/781
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV875.B5
- LC item number
- P65 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team)
- Negro leagues
- Minor league baseball
- Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team)
- Minor league baseball
- Negro leagues
- Alabama
- Label
- Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962, William J. Plott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-323) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. The "Bold"/"Coal" Black Barons (1919) -- 2. The Negro Southern League (1920-22) -- 3. Playing in Two Leagues (1923) -- 4. Full Time in the NNL (1924) -- 5. A Season of Struggle (1925) -- 6. Satchel Paige and the Revival of the Negro Southern League (1926) -- 7. Birmingham Returns to the Majors (1927) -- 8. Misplaced Optimism (1928) -- 9. A Season with Few Highlights (1929) -- 10. Return to the Negro National League (1930) -- 11. Return of the Negro Southern League (1931) -- 12. The Worst Season Ever? (1932) -- 13. Where Are the Black Barons? (1933) -- 14. A New Season, a New Name (1934) -- 15. Return of the Black Barons (1935) -- 16. The End of an Era (1936) -- 17. The Negro American League (1937-38) -- 18. Death and Resurrection (1939-41) -- 19. The War Years (1942-45) -- 20. Two Seasons with Tommy Sampson (1946-47) -- 21. Piper and Willie (1948-49) -- 22. The Beginning of the End (1950) -- 23. A New Division (1951) -- 24. New Leadership and a Disputed Championship (1952) -- 25. A Four-Team League (1953) -- 26. Playing with Pride (1954) -- 27. Gatemouth Moore and White Owners (1955) -- 28. Black Barons or Giants? (1956) -- 29. The Negro American League Rebounds (1957) -- 30. Contraction (1958) -- 31. A Brief Reprieve (1959) -- 32. Last Team Standing? (1960-62) -- Appendix A. Year-by-Year Standings, Spring Training Sites, Opening Day Attendance, First-Pitch Honorees, No- Hitters, No-Hitters Against, East-West Game All-Stars -- Appendix B. Birmingham Black Barons All-Time Roster
- Control code
- on1066259528
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- x, 335 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476677880
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Black baseball's last team standing : the Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962, William J. Plott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-323) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. The "Bold"/"Coal" Black Barons (1919) -- 2. The Negro Southern League (1920-22) -- 3. Playing in Two Leagues (1923) -- 4. Full Time in the NNL (1924) -- 5. A Season of Struggle (1925) -- 6. Satchel Paige and the Revival of the Negro Southern League (1926) -- 7. Birmingham Returns to the Majors (1927) -- 8. Misplaced Optimism (1928) -- 9. A Season with Few Highlights (1929) -- 10. Return to the Negro National League (1930) -- 11. Return of the Negro Southern League (1931) -- 12. The Worst Season Ever? (1932) -- 13. Where Are the Black Barons? (1933) -- 14. A New Season, a New Name (1934) -- 15. Return of the Black Barons (1935) -- 16. The End of an Era (1936) -- 17. The Negro American League (1937-38) -- 18. Death and Resurrection (1939-41) -- 19. The War Years (1942-45) -- 20. Two Seasons with Tommy Sampson (1946-47) -- 21. Piper and Willie (1948-49) -- 22. The Beginning of the End (1950) -- 23. A New Division (1951) -- 24. New Leadership and a Disputed Championship (1952) -- 25. A Four-Team League (1953) -- 26. Playing with Pride (1954) -- 27. Gatemouth Moore and White Owners (1955) -- 28. Black Barons or Giants? (1956) -- 29. The Negro American League Rebounds (1957) -- 30. Contraction (1958) -- 31. A Brief Reprieve (1959) -- 32. Last Team Standing? (1960-62) -- Appendix A. Year-by-Year Standings, Spring Training Sites, Opening Day Attendance, First-Pitch Honorees, No- Hitters, No-Hitters Against, East-West Game All-Stars -- Appendix B. Birmingham Black Barons All-Time Roster
- Control code
- on1066259528
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- x, 335 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476677880
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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