Newport Baseball History - America's Pastime in the City by the Sea

The City by the Sea boasts an ambitious baseball history dating back to the early days of America's favorite pastime. In 1897, the Newport Colts became the first professional baseball team to ever tie in a playoff series. By the 1900s, baseball was being

About the author

RickHarris was born and raised in Iowa and currently resides in Cranston, Rhode Island. Rick began his baseball research and writing career in 1992. He has authored Rhode Island Baseball: the Early Years, " published by The History Press in 2008, and "Brown University Baseball: A Legacy of the Game, " published by the History Press in 2012. He has presented at numerous baseball research conferences, provided countless public talks, written many articles and made several appearances on local TV news shows."

Product details

• Authors: Rick Harris
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.06.2014
• EAN: 9781626194526
• ISBN: 978-1-62619-452-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous