The Santurce Crabbers: Sixty Seasons of Puerto Rican Winter League Baseball - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas E. Van HyningAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-09-09Pages:279
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786438952ISBN-10:786438959UPC:9780786438952Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCAKX0CYA6
The Santurce Crabbers: Sixty Seasons of Puerto Rican Winter League Baseball
The first owner of the Santurce Crabbers, Pedrin Zorrilla, was a visionary, with many Negro League and big league contacts (he signed up Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Ray Dandridge and Leon Day in the first decade). Santurce was the most successful winter league team of the 1950s, with three Caribbean Series titles. Roberto Clemente, Ruben Gomez, Willie Mays, Willard Brown and Bo...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786438952ISBN-10:786438959UPC:9780786438952Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCAKX0CYA6
Thomas E. Van Hyning, fluent in Spanish and formerly a research manager for the Mississippi Tourism Division, served 1991-1995 as U.S. correspondent for the Puerto Rico (PR) Professional Baseball Hall of Fame and is a current member of SABR's Latino Baseball Research Committee. He writes for The National Pastime, Baseball Research Journal, and PR Professional Baseball Hall of Fame website.
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