Victory on Two Fronts : The Cleveland Indians and Baseball through the World War II Era /

"Like other teams, the Cleveland Indians suffered as World War II drained rosters and distracted fans. But in 1945, star pitcher Bob Feller returned from naval service and was soon joined by the American League's first Black players: Larry Doby and Satchel Paige. This book shows how, in 19...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Longert, Scott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports.
Baseball players.
Baseball.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Baseball players > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Like other teams, the Cleveland Indians suffered as World War II drained rosters and distracted fans. But in 1945, star pitcher Bob Feller returned from naval service and was soon joined by the American League's first Black players: Larry Doby and Satchel Paige. This book shows how, in 1948, they led the Indians to a World Series championship"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780821447703

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