Overview

From 1900 through the 1940s Latino baseball players suffered discrimination, poor accommodations, low pay and homesickness to play a game they loved. Those who were both talented and light-skinned enough to make it to the majors were mocked for being foreign. Those in the Negro Leagues were, like African American ballplayers, segregated and largely ignored by the public and major league scouts. Building on the work of researchers who focused on the seasons and careers of these pioneer athletes, Nick Wilson draws on primary documents and interviews to round out our knowledge of the players as people. Jose Mendez, Miguel Gonzalez, Luis Tiant, Sr., Martin Dihigo, Rodolfo Fernandez, Roberto Ortiz, Cristobal Torriente, Hiram Bithorn and Pedro ""Preston"" Gomez are only a few examples of the players included here. Appendices on ""Americans Who Positively Influenced Latin Migration"" and ""Latinos and the Washington Senators Spring Training Camps, 1939-1942"" are included, along with 26 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index.

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Author:   Nick C. Wilson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780786475063

ISBN 10:   0786475064
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   07 February 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      1. The 1900s (Julián Castillo and Luis Bustamante, José Méndez, Luís Castro, Armando Cabañas, Eustaquio Pedroso, Luis Padrón, Alfredo Cabrera)      2. Armando Marsans and Rafael Almeida      3. The 1910s (Cristóbal Torriente, Emilio Palmero, Jacinto Calvo, Balmadero Acosta, Manuel Cueto, José Acosta, José Rodríguez, Angel Aragón, Oscar Tuero, Eusebio González)      4. Adolfo Luque      5. The 1920s (Martín Dihigo, Miguel González, Aberlardo Rodríguez, Alex Pompez, Emilio Navarro, Augustín Daviú, Mero Urena and Juan Vargas)      6. The 1930s (Luis Tiant Sr., Mel Almada, Rodolfo Fernández, Roberto Estalella, Santos Amaro, Roberto Ortiz)      7. The 1940s (Hiram Bithorn, Felix Delgado, Alex and Chico Carrasquel, Salvador Hernández, Silvio García, Tomas de la Cruz, Pedro Preston Gómez)      Conclusion      Appendix A: Americans Who Influenced the Latin Migration      Appendix B: Washington Senators' Spring Training      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

"""excellent...solid...highly recommended""--Library Journal; ""solid...strong contribution""--SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; ""terrific...excellent, engaging, and highly informative""--Hellobaseball.com; ""insightful source...adds a great deal to the historiography of the Latino baseball story""--The SABR Latin American Committee's La Prensa del Béisbol Latino; ""important and compelling historical work""--Journal Star; (Peoria, Illinois)."

excellent...solid...highly recommended --Library Journal solid...strong contribution --SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter terrific...excellent, engaging, and highly informative --Hellobaseball.com insightful source...adds a great deal to the historiography of the Latino baseball story --The SABR Latin American Committee's La Prensa del Beisbol Latino important and compelling historical work --Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois).

"""excellent...solid...highly recommended""--Library Journal; ""solid...strong contribution""--SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; ""terrific...excellent, engaging, and highly informative""--Hellobaseball.com; ""insightful source...adds a great deal to the historiography of the Latino baseball story""--The SABR Latin American Committee's La Prensa del B�isbol Latino; ""important and compelling historical work""--Journal Star; (Peoria, Illinois)."

excellent...solid...highly recommended --<i>Library Journal</i>; solid...strong contribution --<i>SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter</i>; terrific...excellent, engaging, and highly informative --<i>Hellobaseball.com</i>; insightful source...adds a great deal to the historiography of the Latino baseball story --The SABR Latin American Committee's <i>La Prensa del Beisbol Latino</i>; important and compelling historical work --<i>Journal Star</i>; (Peoria, Illinois).

“excellent...solid...highly recommended”—Library Journal; “solid...strong contribution”—SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; “terrific...excellent, engaging, and highly informative”—Hellobaseball.com; “insightful source...adds a great deal to the historiography of the Latino baseball story”—The SABR Latin American Committee’s La Prensa del Béisbol Latino; “important and compelling historical work”—Journal Star; (Peoria, Illinois).

Author Information

SABR member Nick C. Wilson conducts baseball interviews for the weekly newspaper La Voz Nueva de Colorado. He lives near Denver, Colorado.

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