The Pittsburgh Crawfords

The Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the Negro Leagues best and most exciting teams. At the heart of the line-up were five men who would go on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history; Josh Gibson, a hitting catcher who rivaled Babe Ruth; Cool Papa Bell, one of the game's fastest runners; Oscar Charleston, perhaps one of the all-around best players; and Judy Johnson, a skilled third baseman. This work takes a close look at the lives and careers of these men and others who played for the Crawfords, all of whom together built one of the greatest teams ever to play the game. Also included are comparisons between the Crawfords and the 1927 "Murderer's Row" New York Yankees, the Negro National League standings (1933-1938), and statistics about the players and team records.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

1. Darling Rube     

2. Kings of the Hill     

3. Big Red's Dream     

4. Master Satch     

5. The Black Bomber     

6. Cool Papa     

7. Lion Eyes     

8. Mr. Sunshine     

9. Swing Time     

10. The Black Mafia     

11. A Brotherhood     

12. The East-West Classic     

13. Voodoo Moon     

14. An Early Frost     

15. The Pathfinder     

16. The Memories     

Epilogue     

Appendix I. A Comparison of the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the 1927 Murderer's Row New York Yankees     

Appendix II. Negro National League Standings, 1933-1938     

Appendix III. Pittsburgh Crawfords in the East-West Classic, 1933-1938     

Appendix IV. Pittsburgh Crawfords Statistics     

Interviews     

Bibliography     

Index     

About the author

Freelance writer and researcher Jim Bankes lives in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Bankes, Bankes Jim
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2001
• EAN: 9780786409921
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-0992-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Baseball, Pennsylvania, 20th Century, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas