Baseball in Little Rock

Baseball in Little Rock

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Publication Date: 25th August 2004

Professional baseball in Little Rock dates back to 1895. Fans in Arkansas' capital city have been entertained by Travelers' baseball for parts of three centuries. Using only one team name and playing on just two home fields, the Travelers have displayed stability unique in minor league baseball. The team is fan owned, another rarity in professional sports. Baseball in Little Rock follows the team's long diamond history, from the struggles of the Southern Association through the triumphs of the Texas League.
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Professional baseball in Little Rock dates back to 1895. Fans in Arkansas' capital city have been entertained by Travelers' baseball for parts of three centuries. Using only one team name and playing on just two home fields, the Travelers have displayed stability unique in minor league baseball. The team is fan owned, another rarity in professional sports. Baseball in Little Rock follows the team's long diamond history, from the struggles of the Southern Association through the triumphs of the Texas League.
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Professional baseball in Little Rock dates back to 1895. Fans in Arkansas' capital city have been entertained by Travelers' baseball for parts of three centuries. Using only one team name and playing on just two home fields, the Travelers have displayed stability unique in minor league baseball. The team is fan owned, another rarity in professional sports. Baseball in Little Rock follows the team's long diamond history, from the struggles of the Southern Association through the triumphs of the Texas League.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Baseball
  • Publication Date: 25th August 2004
  • State: Arkansas
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738533001
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Sports
Author Bio
Terry Turner has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1987 and currently serves on SABR's Deadball Committee. A historian of Little Rock's baseball heritage, he is a founding member of the Brooks Robinson-George Kell Chapter of SABR.
Professional baseball in Little Rock dates back to 1895. Fans in Arkansas' capital city have been entertained by Travelers' baseball for parts of three centuries. Using only one team name and playing on just two home fields, the Travelers have displayed stability unique in minor league baseball. The team is fan owned, another rarity in professional sports. Baseball in Little Rock follows the team's long diamond history, from the struggles of the Southern Association through the triumphs of the Texas League.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Baseball
  • Publication Date: 25th August 2004
  • State: Arkansas
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738533001
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Sports
Terry Turner has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1987 and currently serves on SABR's Deadball Committee. A historian of Little Rock's baseball heritage, he is a founding member of the Brooks Robinson-George Kell Chapter of SABR.