J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball / William A. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, William A., 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilkinson, J. L., 1878-1964.

Wilkinson, J. L.

Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team)--History.

Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team).

Baseball team owners--United States--Biography.

Baseball team owners.

African American baseball players.

History.

United States.

African American baseball players--History.

Negro leagues--History.

Negro leagues.

Baseball--United States--History.

Baseball.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

v, 232 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Early Life and a Start in Baseball (1878-1911) 7

2 Breaking New Ground-The All-Nations Team (1912-1919) 13

3 Founding the Monarchs and the Negro National League (1920-1923) 23

4 Negro National League and World Champions (1924-1929) 44

5 The Innovator-Night Baseball and Barnstorming (1930-1936) 68

6 Joining the Negro American League (1937-1938) 98

7 J. L. Wilkinson and the Rebirth of Satchel Paige (1938-1939) 106

8 The "Black Yankees"-The Monarchs Reach Their Peak (1940-1945) 118

9 J.L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (1945) 139

10 Final Years for Wilkinson and the Monarchs (1946-1964) 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476662992

1476662991

OCLC:

966560239