Pioneers of baseball
By: by Robert Smith.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Baseball players.; Baseball -- History.
Table of contents: title: Alexander Joy Cartwright, real father of the game.; title: William Henry (Harry) Wright, father of professional baseball.; title: Albert Goodwill (A. G.) Spalding, father of the National League.; title: Michael J. (King) Kelly, the ten-thousand-dollar beauty.; title: John Montgomery (Monte) Ward, Gentleman John.; title: Charles Comiskey, father of the American League.; title: Lewis Rogers (Pete) Browning, the original Louisville slugger.; title: Cornelius McGillicuddy, the indestructible Connie Mack.; title: Louis Sockalexis, the first Cleveland Indian.; title: Joe Williams, the Texas Cyclone.; title: Harold (Hal) Chase, prince of first basemen.; title: Jay Hanna Dean, the original "Dizzy."; title: George Herman (Babe) Ruth, the one and only.; title: Leroy (Satchel) Paige, Old Man Mose.; title: Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson, first Black across the line.; title: Theodore Samuels (Ted) Williams, doctor of hitting.