Baseball in Orange County / Chris Epting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epting, Chris, 1961- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Orange County (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.

Baseball.

Baseball--Orange County (Calif.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Organized baseball in Orange County began in the late 1880s when community teams began forming among oil well workers. Around 1900, a farm boy from Kansas named Walter Johnson arrived with his family. Soon, the flame-throwing future hall-of-fame pitcher would be dominating games throughout the county as a star for Fullerton Union High School. As the popularity of baseball grew, more teams and leagues formed in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Huntington Beach, and other cities. Connie Mack brought the Philadelphia Athletics to spring train in Orange County in the 1940s. Joe DiMaggio played for his Santa Ana Air Base team after joining the Army. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, and many other legends visited Orange County over the years. Dozens of well-known players grew up here, and many are laid to rest here. In 1966, the California Angels played their first game in Orange County, where they remain today as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The baseball history in Orange County is rich--and surprising.

Contents:

Walter Johnson, the "big train"

The seeds of Orange County baseball

"A monster athletic contest"

Lionettes, Valencias, Los Juveniles, and some big stars

The California Angels arrive

Local legends

Museums, markers, and memorials.

OCLC:

885207968