Texas Baseball:

Texas Baseball:

A Lone Star Diamond History from Town Teams to the Big Leagues

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Publication Date: 24th April 2012

From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day luminaries like Nolan Ryan, Texas has played a crucial role in the evolution of the national pastime. The Lone Star love of baseball stretches back to the Civil War. What began as friendly town games led to the formation of the Texas League in 1888, though it would be almost eight decades before the arrival of the Colt .45s, Texas's first major-league team, and another forty-three years until the Astros played in the World Series. From scrappers on the r... Read More
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From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day luminaries like Nolan Ryan, Texas has played a crucial role in the evolution of the national pastime. The Lone Star love of baseball stretches back to the Civil War. What began as friendly town games led to the formation of the Texas League in 1888, though it would be almost eight decades before the arrival of the Colt .45s, Texas's first major-league team, and another forty-three years until the Astros played in the World Series. From scrappers on the r... Read More
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From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day luminaries like Nolan Ryan, Texas has played a crucial role in the evolution of the national pastime. The Lone Star love of baseball stretches back to the Civil War. What began as friendly town games led to the formation of the Texas League in 1888, though it would be almost eight decades before the arrival of the Colt .45s, Texas's first major-league team, and another forty-three years until the Astros played in the World Series. From scrappers on the red dirt diamonds to the big-league stars of the Astros and Rangers, veteran sportswriter Clay Coppedge traces the state's long love affair with the sport in this first-ever comprehensive look at Texas baseball.
Details
  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Sports
  • Publication Date: 24th April 2012
  • State: Texas
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781609495985
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
Author Bio
Clay Coppedge is a journalist and freelance writer who grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and has lived and worked as a sportswriter and regional reporter for several central Texas newspapers over the last four decades. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Acres USA, the Austin Chronicle, Field & Stream, Texas Co-op Power, Texas Golfer, Texas Highways and others.
From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day luminaries like Nolan Ryan, Texas has played a crucial role in the evolution of the national pastime. The Lone Star love of baseball stretches back to the Civil War. What began as friendly town games led to the formation of the Texas League in 1888, though it would be almost eight decades before the arrival of the Colt .45s, Texas's first major-league team, and another forty-three years until the Astros played in the World Series. From scrappers on the red dirt diamonds to the big-league stars of the Astros and Rangers, veteran sportswriter Clay Coppedge traces the state's long love affair with the sport in this first-ever comprehensive look at Texas baseball.
  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Sports
  • Publication Date: 24th April 2012
  • State: Texas
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781609495985
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
Clay Coppedge is a journalist and freelance writer who grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and has lived and worked as a sportswriter and regional reporter for several central Texas newspapers over the last four decades. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Acres USA, the Austin Chronicle, Field & Stream, Texas Co-op Power, Texas Golfer, Texas Highways and others.