This book covers New Jerseys extensive role in segregated baseball, from the White Stockings historic refusal to play the integrated Newark Little Giants in 1887, to the Gentlemens Agreement (decided in the Garden State), through the demise of the Negro Leagues. Throughout, it focuses on the people (players and others), with extensive coverage of New Jerseys ball parks and teams.
This book covers New Jerseys extensive role in segregated baseball, from the White Stockings historic refusal to play the integrated Newark Little Gia...
What baseball player had more hits than Babe Ruth, a better batting average than Willie Mays, a better slugging average than Ty Cobb, and more bases on balls than Stan Musial? This is the inspirational story of Melvin Thomas Ott, who at the strapping age of sixteen became a major league baseball player under the tutelage of the legendary manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw. Beyond the statistical record of this truly great baseball player, this book focuses on Mel Ott's personal life, his strong family ties, and the contributions which he made to the game of baseball. This volume is...
What baseball player had more hits than Babe Ruth, a better batting average than Willie Mays, a better slugging average than Ty Cobb, and more bases o...
