Who's who in Cuban baseball, 1878-1961 / Jorge S. Figueredo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Figueredo, Jorge S., 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball players--Cuba--Biography--Dictionaries.

Baseball players.

Baseball--Cuba--History.

Baseball.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003.

Summary:

True professional baseball has not been played in Cuba since banned by the communist regime after the 1961 season, but there is a legacy of more than 70 years of continuous excellence by countless Cubans who played in the organized leagues of the island from 1878 to 1961. Scores of North Americans, white and black, and Latin Americans also played in Cuba during that time. Biographical and season-by-season statistical information for the many hundreds of Cuban, North American and Latin American players who took part in the Cuban leagues from 1878 to 1961 has been compiled in this work. The time

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""I. Cuban Players and Pitchers""; ""First Era (1878�1899)""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""First Era Names with No Statistics Available""; ""Second Era (1900�1933) ""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""Third Era (1934�1961) ""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""II. North American Major and Minor Players and Pitchers""; ""First Era (1878�1899)""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""Second Era (1900�1933)""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""Third Era (1934�1961) ""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""III. Negro League Players and Pitchers""

""Second Era (1900�1933)""""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""Third Era (1934�1961) ""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""IV. Latin American Players and Pitchers""; ""All Eras (1878�1961)""; ""Players""; ""Pitchers""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

On the cover: José de la Caridad Méndez, Diamante Negro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-8264-8

OCLC:

915562864