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Kansas Baseball, 1858 - 1941 /

The story of Kansas baseball includes the full range of topics that dominated the sport's early history--segregation, Sunday sports, night games, and more--from the ""Bloody Kansas"" era prior to the Civil War to the eve of World War II.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eberle, Mark E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early history of baseball in Kansas
  • Town teams and the early game
  • Hometown women's teams and barnstorming Bloomer Girls
  • African American baseball
  • American Indian baseball
  • Mexican and Mexican-American baseball and softball
  • Minor leagues and the establishment of night baseball
  • Major league exhibition games and tours
  • Game goes on, Kansas town teams evolve
  • Historical Baseball Parks in Kansas
  • Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium, Rossville (1924)
  • South Park Field, Kinsley (1934)
  • Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Wichita (1934)
  • Clint Lightner Field, Garden City (1936)
  • Katy Stadium, Chanute (1936)
  • Moffet Field Stadium, Larned (1937)
  • Rathert Stadium, Junction City (1937)
  • McDonald Stadium, El Dorado (1940)
  • Larks Park, Hays (1940).