Cool papas and double duties : the all-time greats of the Negro Leagues / by William F. McNeil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNeil, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American baseball players--Biography.

African American baseball players.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Negro leagues.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2001]

Summary:

Many of the great ballplayers of the Negro League have been forgotten simply because baseballs Hall of Fame would not recognize black players until Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige made their way into the Hall of Fame. For this book, more than 50 former Negro League players and baseball historians were asked to vote for players who they believe should have been included in the Hall of Fame, and to select an All-Time Negro League All-Star Team. In addition to presenting and discussing their choices, the book profiles the lives and careers of the players selected. Appendices include rosters of the players and historians who voted.

Contents:

Introduction: The Baseball Hall of Fame's Missing Members 1

1 From Jackie Robinson to the New Millennium: The Long Struggle for Recognition 7

2 Hall of Fame Candidates: Players' Selections 20

3 Hall of Fame Candidates: Historians' Selections 51

4 Hall of Fame Candidates: The Final Selection 76

5 Hall of Fame Candidates: Biographies 94

6 All-Time Negro League All-Star Team: Players' Selections 139

7 All-Time Negro League All-Star Team: Historians' Selections 173

8 All-Time Negro League All-Star Team: The Final Selection 193

9 All-Time Negro League All-Star Team: Biographies 201

Appendix I The Players Panel: The Voters 217

Appendix II The Historians Panel: The Voters 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.

ISBN:

0786410744

OCLC:

47050187