Seasons in the sun : the story of big league baseball in Missouri / Roger D. Launius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Launius, Roger D.

Series:

Sports and American culture series.

Sports and American culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Missouri--History.

Baseball.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The heart of professional baseball, if not its roots, may be found in the American Midwest, especially in Missouri. In Seasons in the Sun, Roger D. Launius offers an excellent overview of the teams, pennant races, trials, and triumphs of the different major-league teams that have resided in the state over the years."--Jacket

Contents:

Preface Seasons in the Sun 1 Baseball Begins in Missouri 2 Missouri Baseball Comes of Age 3 A Long Dry Spell in the Midwest 4 The Swinging Sixties 5 Building a Winner from Scratch in Kansas City 6 Showdown on I-70 7 Epilogue Things Recent and (Con)Temporary Selected Bibliograph yIndex

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6287-2

OCLC:

179103921