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Informationen zum Autor Retired journalist and freelance writer, William J. Plott, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1971, has been a member of SABR's Negro Leagues Committee since its inception. He was also a member of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group that compiled Negro league statistics for the Hall of Fame. He lives in Montevallo, Alabama. Klappentext The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 ¿ 1920: The Beginning2 ¿ 1921: Expansion3 ¿ 1922: Regrouping4 ¿ 1923-25: Killed by Progress?5 ¿ 1926: Revival of the Negro Southern League6 ¿ 1927: Without Major Players7 ¿ 1928-30: A Tottering Revival8 ¿ 1931: Back Again9 ¿ 1932: Major League Status10 ¿ 1933: Putting It Back Together11 ¿ 1934: More New Faces12 ¿ 1935: Welcome Home, Black Barons13 ¿ 1936: The End of an Era14 ¿ 1937-44: The War and Waiting for the Future15 ¿ 1945: The League Returns16 ¿ 1946: Boom Times17 ¿ 1947: Cracks Appearing18 ¿ 1948: Changing Lineup19 ¿ 1949: The Hyphens Arrive20 ¿ 1950-51: The EndAppendix A: Champions, Playoffs, No Hit GamesAppendix B: Yearly RostersChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
