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Ball, Bat and Bitumen: A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South
Contributor(s): Sutter, L. M. (Author)
ISBN: 0786435941     ISBN-13: 9780786435944
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE:   $29.65  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2008
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Annotation: They emerged from the mines, shook off the coal dust, and stepped onto the diamond. From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting avid and intensely loyal fans. Based on interviews with surviving players, families of deceased players, and contemporary sources, this thoroughgoing history covers not only teams and leagues but their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia.
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
Dewey: 796.357
LCCN: 2008049102
Series: Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.85 lbs) 212 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
 
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They emerged from the mines, shook off the coal dust, and stepped onto the diamond. From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting avid and intensely loyal fans. Talented part-time athletes competed at the amateur, semi-pro and professional levels. Equally competitive were the coal company officials, who often brought in ringers, or players of exceptional ability, giving them easier jobs above ground or a padded pay packet. Based on interviews with surviving players, families of deceased players, and contemporary sources, this thoroughgoing history covers not only teams and leagues but their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. The book features a special section on African-American mining teams, a coalfield map and many photographs.