Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres - Hardcover
by Bill Swank
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bill Swank, The San Diego Historical SocietyPublish date:2005-05-01Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531619596ISBN-10:1531619592UPC:9781531619596Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:United States, BaseballBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCKJE9ZMBW
Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres, takes the reader on a seven-decade journey from Horton Plaza, the site of San Diego's first base ball game in 1871, to lower Broadway and the future home of Lane Field. Before the Pacific Coast League, San Diego had three Class D teams. One was the Bears, whose frustrated owner Dick Cooley complained, "I don't believe they'll make baseball pay here in a thousand years." With America's finest year-round climate, barnstorming and black baseball were popular attractions. Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants
practically lived in San Diego in the winter of 1913. All the while, there were constant struggles between the forces of amateur and professional baseball for players, diamonds, and sports coverage.
practically lived in San Diego in the winter of 1913. All the while, there were constant struggles between the forces of amateur and professional baseball for players, diamonds, and sports coverage.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531619596ISBN-10:1531619592UPC:9781531619596Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:United States, BaseballBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCKJE9ZMBW
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