J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball / William A. Young.

Author
Young, William A., 1945- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Description
v, 232 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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    "Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
    Contents
    • Prologue : "A thrilling and fascinating epic"
    • Early life and a start in baseball (1878-1911)
    • Breaking new ground
    • the all-nations team (1912-1919)
    • Founding the Monarchs and the Negro National League (1920-1923)
    • Negro National League and World Champions (1924-1929)
    • The innovator
    • night baseball and barnstorming (1930-1936)
    • Joining the Negro American League (1937-1938)
    • J.L. Wilkinson and the rebirth of Satchel Paige (1938-1939)
    • The "Black Yankees"
    • the Monarchs reach their peak (1940-1945)
    • J.L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball (1945)
    • Final years for Wilkinson and the Monarchs (1946-1964)
    • Epilogue : The long road to Cooperstown
    • Appendix : Kansas City Monarchs rosters and records during the J.L. Wilkinson era (1920-1948).
    ISBN
    • 9781476662992 ((softcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1476662991 ((softcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016044895
    OCLC
    948547804
    Other standard number
    • 99971354450
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