The Tobacco State League

A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946-1950

Chris Holaday (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6670-9 (ISBN)

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The Tobacco State League played an important role in eastern North Carolina for five summers (1946-1950), giving small-town communities a chance to be a part of professional baseball and offering a return to normalcy after World War II. This book tells the story of the short-lived league and the clubs who entertained fans on dusty ball fields under dim lights.

The Tobacco State League played an important role in eastern North Carolina for five summers (1946-1950), giving small-town communities a chance to be a part of professional baseball and offering a return to normalcy after World War II. Years later, the players' names were spoken with reverence, their exploits the subject of impassioned discussion.

This book tells the story of the short-lived league and the clubs who entertained fans on dusty ball fields under dim lights, including the Lumberton Auctioneers, Rockingham Eagles, Warsaw Red Sox, Sanford Spinners and Wilmington Pirates.

Chris Holaday is a fulltime copywriter and photographer in Durham, North Carolina. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he is the author of several other books on baseball history.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Charlie Daniels

Preface

Introduction

Part

1. Beginnings

2. 1946: True Professionals

3. 1947: Expansion and Big League Farm Clubs

4. 1948: Sanford’s Spinners on a Roll

5. 1949: A Pair of .400 Hitters

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6. 1950: Newcomers and Attendance Struggles

7. Requiem for a League

Part

8. Managers

9. All-Star Selections

10. Umpires

11. League and Team Information

Part

12. Player Register

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	18.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	94 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	422 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4766-6670-9 / 1476666709
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6670-9 / 9781476666709
Zustand	Neuware