Blue Ridge League - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert P. SavittTheme:Chronological Period/1900-1919, Chronological Period/1920's, Chronological Period/1930's, Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic, Cultural Region/South, Cultural Region/Southeast U.S., Geographic Orientation/Maryland, Geographic Orientation/Pennsylvania, Geographic Orientation/West VirginiaPublish date:7/11/2011Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531654658ISBN-10:1531654657UPC:9781531654658Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SCBE9BB5C7
Between 1915 and 1930, nine towns in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia hosted teams in one of the most successful Class D minor leagues in professional baseball. The Blue Ridge League launched the careers of legendary Hall of Famers Lefty Grove and Hack Wilson and served as a training ground or final stop for over 100 major-league players. This feisty league challenged laws prohibiting Sabbath baseball games (resulting in mass arrests of players and management), pioneered night baseball, served as a laboratory for the establishment of baseball's farm system, and helped develop a postseason five-state championship series.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531654658ISBN-10:1531654657UPC:9781531654658Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SCBE9BB5C7
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