Baseball on the Prairie

2021-05-03 History

Author : Kris Rutherford
Release : 2021-05-03
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 394/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Baseball on the Prairie written by Kris Rutherford. This book was released on 2021-05-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the close of the nineteenth century, railroad expansion in Texas at once shrank the state and expanded opportunities, including that of Texas League Baseball. Previously, the major cities monopolized Texas minor-league ball, but with the rails came small-town teams without which the league may have floundered. Sherman, Denison, Paris, Corsicana, Cleburne, Greenville and Temple teams produced some of the Texas League's greatest players and provided unprecedented statewide interest. The 1902 Corsicana Oil Citys was one of the most successful teams of the time, claiming the second-best winning percentage and baseball's most lopsided victory, 51-3 over Texarkana's Casketmakers. In its only year in the league, Cleburne won the league championship and team owner Doak Roberts discovered the great Tris Speaker. Kris Rutherford pieces together the Texas League's early days and the people and towns that made this centuries-old institution possible.

Baseball on the Prairie

2014 Sports & Recreation

Author : Kris Rutherford
Release : 2014
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 358/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Baseball on the Prairie written by Kris Rutherford. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore the ways in which seven small-town teams shaped the history of the Texas League"--

Pirates on the Prairie

2008 Baseball

Author : Eric P. Bergeson
Release : 2008
Genre : Baseball
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Book Rating : 022/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Pirates on the Prairie written by Eric P. Bergeson. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates on the Prairie is a narrative documentary that chronicles the achievements of a remarkable group of athletes, the Pirates, who explode out of tiny Halstad, MN, population 500, in 1952, much to the amazement of the Minnesota media and fans who quickly learn to love them. Author, nurseryman, and American history lover Eric Bergeson, of Fertile, MN, carefully traces the development of Halstad¿s homegrown Pirates, their classmates, and families, while also bringing vividly to life the environment that nourishes them. Readers become part of the seemingly ordinary day-to-day dynamics in Halstad, from the home lives of the players to the play-by-play reports of their movements on the court¿and in the field. Gradually Pirates of the Prairie answers its fundamental question¿how did this happen? What enabled this particular group of boys, at this time, in this place, to perform the large- than-life feats that earned them third place in the 1952 Minnesota state boys basketball tournament and first in the 1953 state baseball tournament¿both against much larger, big-city schools? As excitement builds and hopes grow stronger, readers learn about¿or recall¿life in small-town America, when communities worked hands-on together to support and develop their children. At the same time, we detect a foreboding undercurrent¿a realization that this will also be a story of loss. For Pirates of the Prairie also documents a profound change in rural American culture that those with small-town roots still feel today.

Shoestring Glory

1996 Baseball

Author : Lewis St. George Stubbs
Release : 1996
Genre : Baseball
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 893/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Shoestring Glory written by Lewis St. George Stubbs. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The history of professional baseball on the Prairies is fraught with failure, occasionally buffered by small victories. The players have run the gamut from future Hall of Famers to brawling hooligans. The crowds have varied from rogues to royalty. These northern climes have forced teams to take the field in snow, gale-force winds, and even an attack of moths, but somehow the game has preserved". An American and Canadian prairie history of baseball as it was meant to be played, from 1886 to the present! Lewis St. George Stubbs' comprehensive research uncovers the rich history of the prairie provinces and states-the teams and leagues, as well as regional heroes of the games.

Minnesota Twins

2010-03-12 Sports & Recreation

Author : Dennis Brackin
Release : 2010-03-12
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 692/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Minnesota Twins written by Dennis Brackin. This book was released on 2010-03-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of Twin Cities baseball history packed with photos from the archives. Major League Baseball came to the Minnesota prairie in the spring of 1961, and ever since, the Minnesota Twins have held a cherished place in the hearts of sports fans throughout the region. With Hall of Famers like Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, and Kirby Puckett and beloved characters from Billy Martin to Kent Hrbek to Joe Mauer, the history of the Twins encompasses highs and lows, heroes and goats, but always nonstop excitement. Minnesota Twins: The Complete Illustrated History provides an in-depth and entertaining look at the team, its players, its stadiums, and the memorable moments through the years. Illustrated with photos from the Star Tribune’s archives, it is the ultimate celebration of a beloved franchise.

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