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Book

Fair ball! : 14 great stars from baseball's Negro leagues

Call Number

  • J 796.357 WINT (OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Summary

Short biographies of fourteen oustanding players in the United States Negro Leagues, including Pop Lloyd, Oscar Charleston, and Buck Leonard.

Contents

  • Rube Foster
  • Willie Foster
  • Satchel Paige
  • Josh Gibson
  • Biz Mackey
  • Buck Leonard
  • Mule Suttles
  • Bingo DeMoss
  • Martin Dihigo
  • Judy Johnson
  • Boojum Wilson
  • Pop Lloyd
  • Cool Papa Bell
  • Oscar Charleston.

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