Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962

The Birmingham Black Barons was a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920-1962. Among its storied players were Baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Plott, William J.
Published: 07/23/2019
Publisher: McFarland & Company
ISBN: 9781476677880
Pages: 345
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d