| Description |
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Negro baseball leagues |
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SportsZONE |
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Negro baseball leagues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index. |
| Contents |
Andrew "Rube" Foster - "Smokey Joe" Williams - Wilber "Bullet Joe" Rogan - Dick "Cannonball" Redding - Leroy "Satchel" Paige. |
| Summary |
Great Pitchers of the Negro Leagues covers the best arms in black baseball. Take the mound for vivid accounts of legendary players such as Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, Topsy Hartsel, Smokey Joe Williams, Chet Brewer, Bullet Joe Rogan, Jose Mendez, Dick Redding, Leon Day, and Hilton Smith, as well as the great teams they threw for such as the Union Giants, American Giants, Lincoln Giants, Dayton Marcos, Homestead Grays, Pittsburg Crawfords, and Kansas City Monarchs. Readers will learn about the players backgrounds, accomplishments, and rise to fame, and the integration of many of these awesome aces into Major League Baseball. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. TOC, glossary, facts & quotes, additional resources. |
| Audience |
5678 Childrens Plus, Inc. |
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860 Lexile. |
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T Fountas and Pinnell. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR RL 5.9 1.0 154673 PCMS. |
| Subject |
African American baseball players -- Biography.
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African Americans -- History.
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Baseball players -- History.
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Baseball -- History -- United States.
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Negro leagues -- History.
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Pitchers (Baseball) -- History.
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| ISBN |
1617835080 |
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9781617835087 |
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