Baseball in Richmond

From Daddy Boschenas first professional baseball ashoe shop teama to our current Richmond Braves, from the ballyards of the old fairgrounds of Monroe Park to the Diamond on the Boulevard, baseball in Richmond has flourished. Whether known as the Bluebirds, Bloody Shirts, Lawmakers, Crows, Johnnie Rebs, Colts, Vees, or Braves, each team brought fans through the turnstiles to cheer them to victory, and those fans always left the park with lasting baseball memories. Richmondas ball-gardens and cranks played host to the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams, as well as homegrown stars, including Billy Nash, Ray Dandridge, Eddie Mooers, Tom West, and Granny Hamner.

About the author

Author Ron Pomfrey, a lifelong resident of Hanover County, has been an enthusiastic collector and researcher of Richmond's sports history. Pomfrey both taught and coached baseball and football for 10 years in the Hanover County School System. For the past 18 years, he has been a broker for Ron Pomfrey Realty, Inc.

Product details

• Authors: Ron Pomfrey
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2008
• EAN: 9780738553955
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-5395-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 234 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Series: Images of Baseball; Images of Baseball
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous