Golden Game : The Story of California Baseball

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Kevin.

Contributor:

Greenwald, Hank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--California--History.

Baseball--History--California.

Baseball.

Local Subjects:

Baseball--California--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Other Title:

Golden Game

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : UNP - Bison Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Golden Game presents in words and pictures 150 years of baseball history, from sandlot ball in the 1850s and the Pacific Coast League to the western arrival of the Dodgers, Giants, Angels, Athletics, and Padres. Here is a stirring, colorfully written narrative about the state that has been the birthplace and proving ground for more Major Leaguers than any other, including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson. Blending U.S. and California history as a backdrop to a narrative rich with anecdotes, The Golden Game reveals the significant impact that California has had on baseball history. Written not just for Californians but for all baseball fans, The Golden Game goes beyond its geographic boundaries to tell the fascinating saga of California baseball and how it has indelibly shaped the national pastime.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Seed Is Planted""; ""2. Stagecoach Baseball""; ""3. Enter the Professionals""; ""4. How Casey Advanced to the Bat""; ""5. Train Ride South""; ""6. From Robinson to Lange to Chance""; ""7. A Brand-New Ballgame""; ""8. A Ballpark Blooms in San Francisco""; ""9. The Los Angeles Mix, Winter 1908""; ""10. Schoolboys""; ""11. Playgrounds""; ""12. A Left-Hander for the Oaks""; ""13. There Was a Crooked Man""; ""14. The Pride of Th eir Community""

""15. Babe Ruth in California""""16. An Experiment in Sound and Light""; ""17. Barnstormers""; ""18. In the Shadows of War""; ""19. Joe, Ted, Jackie""; ""20. War Games""; ""21. Breakthrough""; ""22. Golden Boys""; ""23. In a Corner of the United States""; ""24. Casey, Billy, and the Yanks""; ""25. Brown Derby Baseball""; ""26. They Changed the Game""; ""27. Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants, April 1958""; ""28. The Last Days of Ty Cobb""; ""29. The Cowboy Rides In""; ""30. The Next Generation""; ""31. 1969""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Source Notes""; ""Bibliography""

""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8032-8423-3

0-8032-8425-X