Baseball barnstorming and exhibition games, 1901-1962
Subtitle: a history of off-season major league play
By: Thomas Barthel.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780786428113
Subjects: Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Baseball postseason barnstorming is a phenomenon specific to baseball and American sports. Exhibition games added even more liveliness to this hubbub of activity. In baseball the term "barnstorming" was used to mean that movement north (or east) from spring training, stopping for games at a number of small towns and lesser cities"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.