Ed Bolden and Black Baseball in Philadelphia

Ed Bolden and Black Baseball in Philadelphia
Author: Courtney Michelle Smith
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476627436
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For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars, and briefly led the Eastern Colored League, which he founded. Winner of two championships--one with each team--he experienced the highs and lows of the Negro Leagues. He remained with the Stars until his death in 1950, which foreshadowed the dissolution of the Negro Leagues in the face of Major League Baseball's integration. This book examines Bolden's leadership of both teams through economic downturns, racial discrimination and two world wars.

The Integration of Baseball in Philadelphia

The Integration of Baseball in Philadelphia
Author: Christopher Threston
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003-01-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786414239
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The release of Ken Burns' documentary Baseball in 1994 and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in the major leagues in 1997 once again brought attention to the integration of baseball. Integration did not guarantee equality or even begin to solve baseball's race-related struggles. In some instances, integration caused even more problems for the African American players and their white teammates. This was the case in Philadelphia, where, among other discriminatory actions, Phillies manager Ben Chapman instructed his players to verbally abuse Jackie Robinson. This work examines how Philadelphia acquired a reputation as a tough place for African American players. It follows the very slow and difficult progress of integration of the Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics. Attempts to integrate Philadelphia baseball began being made as early as the 1860s, and all of them proved futile until 1953. Those attempts and the reasons that they failed are discussed. The book provides biographical and statistical information on some of the African American players who were confronted with discrimination, and also looks at the white players, managers, coaches, and front office personnel who were having a difficult time accepting African American players on their teams.

Fair Dealing and Clean Playing

Fair Dealing and Clean Playing
Author: Neil Lanctot
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-06-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780815608653
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The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden’s professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.

Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame

Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame
Author: Steven R. Greenes
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2020-09-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476641110
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Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. The Negro League Hall of Fame admissions process, which has now been conducted in four phases over a 50-year period, can be characterized as idiosyncratic at best. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans, this book presents an historical overview of NLHOF voting, with an evaluation of whether the 35 NL players selected were the best choices. Using modern metrics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), 24 additional Negro Leaguers are identified who have Hall of Fame qualifications. Brief biographies are included for HOF-quality players and executives who have been passed over, along with reasons why they may have been excluded. A proposal is set forth for a consistent and orderly HOF voting process for the Negro Leagues.

Negro League Baseball Teams

Negro League Baseball Teams
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230594040
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Philadelphia Stars, Hilldale Club, Cuban Giants, Kansas City Monarchs, House of David, Monroe Monarchs, Lincoln Stars, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Giants, Baltimore Elite Giants, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Mineola Black Spiders, Boston Royal Giants, Indianapolis ABCs, St. Louis Stars, All Cubans, Birmingham Black Barons, Mobile Tigers, Milwaukee Bears, List of Negro League baseball teams, New York Cubans, New York Black Yankees, Bacharach Giants, Chicago American Giants, St. Paul Colored Gophers, Leland Giants, Portland Rosebuds, Detroit Stars, Lincoln Giants, Page Fence Giants, St. Louis Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Atlanta Black Crackers, Cuban X-Giants, Seattle Steelheads, Cleveland Buckeyes, All Nations, Chicago Giants, Cuban Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Bismarck Churchills, Harrisburg Giants, Chicago Columbia Giants, Columbus Blue Birds, Toledo Tigers, Jamestown Red Sox, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Zulu Cannibal Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Wolves, Dayton Marcos, Columbus Buckeyes, Newark Eagles, Chicago Unions, Cincinnati Browns, Cleveland Giants, Jacksonville Red Caps, Algona Brownies, Cincinnati Tigers, Chattanooga Choo-Choos, Acme Giants, Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Montgomery Grey Sox, Cleveland Hornets, Genuine Cuban Giants, Philadelphia Tigers, Louisville White Sox, Cleveland Browns, Austin Black Senators, Louisville Buckeyes, Washington Black Senators, Minneapolis Keystones, Tampa Rockets, Pittsburgh Keystones, Anchor Giants, Akron Black Tyrites, All-American Black Tourists, Albany Bachelors, Albany Giants, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Illinois Giants, Active Club of Philadelphia, Cleveland Tate Stars. Excerpt: The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since...

Black Baseball, Black Business

Black Baseball, Black Business
Author: Roberta J. Newman
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2014-03-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1617039551
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Winner of the 2014 Robert W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Negro League Research from the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, sponsored by Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research Roberta J. Newman and Joel Nathan Rosen have written an authoritative social history of the Negro Leagues. This book examines how the relationship between black baseball and black businesses functioned, particularly in urban areas with significant African American populations—Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, and more. Inextricably bound together by circumstance, these sports and business alliances faced destruction and upheaval. Once Jackie Robinson and a select handful of black baseball’s elite gained acceptance in Major League Baseball and financial stability in the mainstream economy, shock waves traveled throughout the black business world. Though the economic impact on Negro League baseball is perhaps obvious due to its demise, the impact on other black-owned businesses and on segregated neighborhoods is often undervalued if not outright ignored in current accounts. There have been many books written on great individual players who played in the Negro Leagues and/or integrated the Major Leagues. But Newman and Rosen move beyond hagiography to analyze what happens when a community has its economic footing undermined while simultaneously being called upon to celebrate a larger social progress. In this regard, Black Baseball, Black Business moves beyond the diamond to explore baseball’s desegregation narrative in a critical and wide-ranging fashion.

The Negro Leagues Chronology

The Negro Leagues Chronology
Author: Christopher Hauser
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2015-07-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476608482
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Painstakingly researched and documented, this volume is a comprehensive, year-by-year reference work giving important--yet often obscure--dates in Negro League history. From the Negro Leagues' organized beginning in 1920 through their steep decline immediately after Jackie Robinson's 1947 breaking of the color barrier, entries cover league meetings, noteworthy games, the commentary of columnists, and important events on and off the field. Controversies that defined the experience of black baseball organizers--such as player rights disputes, failure to adhere to league schedules and violations of league rules--are also included here.

The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960

The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960
Author: Leslie A. Heaphy
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2003
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786413805
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Presents a history of the Negro Leagues, from their inception to the integration of black players into Major League Baseball to the eventual demise of the league.

Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2012)

Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2012)
Author: Leslie A. Heaphy
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476622000
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BACK ISSUE Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts. Prior to Volume 9, Black Ball was published as Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal. This is a back issue of that journal.

Negro League Baseball

Negro League Baseball
Author: Neil Lanctot
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0812202562
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The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the later movement toward integration. Baseball functioned as a critical component in the separate economy catering to black consumers in the urban centers of the North and South. While most black businesses struggled to survive from year to year, professional baseball teams and leagues operated for decades, representing a major achievement in black enterprise and institution building. Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution presents the extraordinary history of a great African American achievement, from its lowest ebb during the Depression, through its golden age and World War II, until its gradual disappearance during the early years of the civil rights era. Faced with only a limited amount of correspondence and documents, Lanctot consulted virtually every sports page of every black newspaper located in a league city. He then conducted interviews with former players and scrutinized existing financial, court, and federal records. Through his efforts, Lanctot has painstakingly reconstructed the institutional history of black professional baseball, locating the players, teams, owners, and fans in the wider context of the league's administration. In addition, he provides valuable insight into the changing attitudes of African Americans toward the need for separate institutions.