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Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date April 30, 1992
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780195076370
ISBN-10 0195076370
Dimensions 1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.75 lbs.
Original list price $19.99
Other format details university press
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A history of African-American baseball discusses the often phenomenal players who were excluded from the all-white leagues, describing their star players and accounts of the games in the press until the historic signing of Jackie Robinson. Reprint.
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780517205013
 
from Gramercy (December 1, 1998)
9780517205013 | details & prices | 406 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $8.99
About: Tells the forgotten story of African American star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line
Paperback
Book cover for 9780070495999 Book cover for 9780195076370
 
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Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (April 30, 1992)
9780195076370 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $19.99
About: Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line
1 edition from McGraw-Hill (March 1, 1984); titled "Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All Black Professional Teams"
9780070495999 | details & prices | 406 pages | List price $9.95
About: Comprehensive account of the players and professional teams of Black baseball from 1898 to 1946, before Blacks were admitted to the major leagues

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