Kansas baseball, 1858-1941 / Mark E. Eberle ; with a foreword by Dorothy Seymour Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eberle, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Kansas--Wichita--History.

Baseball.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2017]

Summary:

"This is not just a study of baseball from a single-state focus. the author's insights extend to towns and cities in every state through his lens that intersects baseball and community development."-NINE "Eberle presents an unusually effective history that will reward professional historians, amateurs of the craft, and fans of the sport. Central to this work are the interactions of Kansans with the sport of baseball and the impact the game had on Kansas communities."--Kansas History.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments: Around the Horn

Prologue: Ceremonial First Pitch

Introduction: Ground Rules

Part I. Early History of Baseball in Kansas: Play Ball!

1. Town Teams and the Early Game

2. Hometown Women's Teams and Barnstorming Bloomer Girls

3. African American Baseball: Integrated and Segregated

4. American Indian Baseball: Persistent Stereotypes

5. Mexican and Mexican American Baseball and Softball

6. Minor Leagues and the Establishment of Night Baseball

7. Major League Exhibition Games and Tours

8. The Game Goes On: Kansas Town Teams Evolve

Part II. Historical Baseball Parks in Kansas: First Nine

9. Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium, Rossville (1924)

10. South Park Field, Kinsley (1934)

11. Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Wichita (1934)

12. Clint Lightner Field, Garden City (1936)

13. Katy Stadium, Chanute (1936)

14. Moffet Field Stadium, Larned (1937)

15. Rathert Stadium, Junction City (1937)

16. McDonald Stadium, El Dorado (1940)

17. Larks Park, Hays (1940)

Epilogue: Wait Till Next Year

Appendix: Extra Innings

Municipal Stadium, Hobbs Park, Lawrence (1947)

Hibbs-Hooten Field, Sellers Park, Wellington (1964)

Light Capital Baseball Diamond, McPherson (1966)

Notes

Sources

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780700624416

0700624414

OCLC:

982490870