Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American baseball pioneer
By: Bill Staples, Jr. ; foreword by Don Wakamatsu
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780786461349
Subjects: Baseball players; Biography; Japanese American baseball players
Description: "Few baseball fans know about the Japanese American Nisei Leagues, or of their most influential figure, Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968). A talented player who excelled at all nine positions, Zenimura was also a respected manager and would become the Japanese American community's baseball ambassador. This first biography delivers a thorough and fascinating account of Zenimura's life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.