The Jersey game the history of modern baseball from its birth to the big leagues in the Garden State /
| Main Author: | DiClerico, James M., 1939- |
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| Other Authors: | Pavelec, Barry J. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
1991.
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index. 1. A game is born in Jersey: The beginnings of modern baseball -- 2. They came to play: New Jersey nurtures competitive baseball -- 3. Money talks: Professionalism takes root in the Garden State -- 4. When the minors were major: Jersey's golden age of professional baseball -- 5. An inning in the big time: Newark in the federal league -- 6. Glory in the shadows: The negro leagues flourish in New Jersey -- 7. The common denominator: Amateur baseball in the Garden State -- 8. Getting down to business: New Jersey firms turn diamonds into gold -- 9. The boys of Jersey: The state's major leaguers -- Afterword -- Appendix A. New Jersey-born major leaguers -- Appendix B. New Jersey baseball milestones. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0813516528 9780813516523 |