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The Negro southern league : a baseball history, 1920-1951 / William J. Plott.
Van Pelt Library GV875.N35 P56 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plott, William J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Negro leagues--History.
- Negro leagues.
- History.
- Baseball--United States--History.
- Baseball.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 267 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Summary:
- "The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 1920: The Beginning 7
- 2 1921: Expansion 24
- 3 1922: Regrouping 33
- 4 1923-25: Killed by Progress? 43
- 5 1926: Revival of the Negro Southern League 49
- 6 1927: Without Major Players 67
- 7 1928-30: A Tottering Revival 76
- 8 1931: Back Again 82
- 9 1932: Major League Status 91
- 10 1933: Putting It Back Together 105
- 11 1934: More New Faces 114
- 12 1935: Welcome Home, Black Barons 125
- 13 1936: The End of an Era 135
- 14 1937-44: The War and Waiting for the Future 142
- 15 1945: The League Returns 145
- 16 1946: Boom Times 156
- 17 1947: Cracks Appearing 167
- 18 1948: Changing Lineup 178
- 19 1949: The Hyphens Arrive 189
- 20 1950-51: The End 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786475445
- 0786475447
- OCLC:
- 907976278
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