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
Format: Paperback
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.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Don Wakamatsu; title: Introduction; title: Athlete in the making (1900-1920); title: Breaking down barriers (1920-1924); title: Only the ball was small (1925-1929); title: The twilight era (1930-1941); title: Relocating and rebuilding hope (1942-1943); title: A taste of freedom (1944); title: Rounding third and heading home (1945); title: Passing the torch (1946-1968); title: Appendixes.; title: Select box scores; title: Who's who in Zenimura's career; title: F.A.C. 1924 tour of Japan; title: Nisei League vs. Negro League; title: Butte Baseball League Statistics, 1943-1945; title: Zenimura Legacy timeline; title: Japanese American glossary of terms