| Newport Baseball History:: America's Pastime in the City by the Sea Contributor(s): Harris, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626194521 ISBN-13: 9781626194526 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2014014548 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The City by the Sea boasts an ambitious baseball history dating back to the early days of America's favorite pastime. In 1897, the Newport Colts became the first professional baseball team to ever tie in a playoff series. By the 1900s, baseball was being |
Contributor Bio(s): Harris, Rick: - RickHarris was born and raised in Iowa and currently resides in Cranston, Rhode Island. Rick began his baseball research and writing career in 1992. He has authored Rhode Island Baseball: the Early Years, " published by The History Press in 2008, and "Brown University Baseball: A Legacy of the Game, " published by the History Press in 2012. He has presented at numerous baseball research conferences, provided countless public talks, written many articles and made several appearances on local TV news shows." |