They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota Frank M. White

They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota

Author: Frank M. White
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Book Title
They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota
Author
Frank M. White
ISBN
9781681340043
A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams--many of which are lost to history.They Played for the Love of the Game recovers that history by sharing stories of African American ballplayers in Minnesota, from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and spoken histories passed through the generations. Author Frank White's own father was one of the top catchers in the Twin Cities in his day, a fact that White did not learn until late in life. While the stories tell of denial, hardship, and segregation, they are highlighted by athletes who persevered and were united by their love of the sport.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Frank M. WhitePublisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressPublished: 02/01/2016ISBN: 9781681340043Pages: 192Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d
A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams--many of which are lost to history.

They Played for the Love of the Game recovers that history by sharing stories of African American ballplayers in Minnesota, from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and spoken histories passed through the generations. Author Frank White's own father was one of the top catchers in the Twin Cities in his day, a fact that White did not learn until late in life. While the stories tell of denial, hardship, and segregation, they are highlighted by athletes who persevered and were united by their love of the sport.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 02/01/2016
ISBN: 9781681340043
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d
A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams--many of which are lost to history.

They Played for the Love of the Game recovers that history by sharing stories of African American ballplayers in Minnesota, from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and spoken histories passed through the generations. Author Frank White's own father was one of the top catchers in the Twin Cities in his day, a fact that White did not learn until late in life. While the stories tell of denial, hardship, and segregation, they are highlighted by athletes who persevered and were united by their love of the sport.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 02/01/2016
ISBN: 9781681340043
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d