Puerto Rico and Baseball: 60 Biographies

di Society for American Baseball Research (Autore)

Society for American Baseball Research, 2019

Baseball in Puerto Rico has a long history, dating back to the nineteenth century and now extending into the twenty-first. As of the end of 2016, there have been 323 players born in Puerto Rico or descended from Puerto Rican natives who have played in the major leagues. But there are thousands of Puerto Rican professional players who have played in the Caribbean and other professional leagues, including the minor leagues in the United States. As one might imagine from the title, Puerto Rico and Baseball: 60 Biographies contains 60 biographies of players — but it also has two "ballpark bios" and an article on major-league games played in Puerto Rico, both spring training exhibition games and several regular-season games from the time when "Los Expos" included San Juan as their home base. This book highlights some of the pioneers who played in the Negro Leagues before the color line was broken, right up through Ivan Rodriguez, elected in 2017 to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In reading this book you will get to know Perucho, who was compared with Ty Cobb and called the Babe Ruth of Puerto Rico; why Pancho Coimbre was considered one of the best hitters; the story of the great Roberto Clemente; who was "el Divino Loco," the first pitcher to win a major-league game on the Pacific Coast; who was "El Jibaro"; and even the great achievements of the man who was possibly the most complete catcher who ever stepped on a diamond. This book also represents the collaborative efforts of 46 authors and editors from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). FaberHiram Bithorn, Jane Allen-QuevedoBobby Bonilla, Mark SouderIván Calderón, Dan PotterJohn Candelaria, Steve WestOrlando Cepeda, Mark ArmourPedro “Perucho” Cepeda, Edwin FernándezRoberto Clemente, Stew ThornleyFrancisco “Pancho” Coimbre, Joseph GerardAlex Cora, Scott CummingsJoey Cora, Alan CohenJosé “Cheo” Cruz (Dilan) Sr., Jane Schupmann HewittJosé Luis Cruz, Thomas BrownIván DeJesús, Sr., Richard CuicchiCarlos Delgado, Paul HofmannEduardo Figueroa, Rory CostelloRubén Gómez, Thomas Van HyningJuan González, Edwin FernandezJosé Hernández, Marlene VogelsangRoberto Hernández, Alan Cohen with Matt MerulloWillie Hernández, Gary GilletteSixto Lezcano, Brian WoodJavy López, Kyle EatonMike Lowell, Bill NowlinCándido Maldonado, Tom HawthornFélix Mantilla, Rick SchabowskiLuis “Canena” Márquez, Amy EssingtonEdgar Martíne, Emily HawksOrlando Merced, Justin CabreraFélix Millán, Jane Allen-QuevedoBengie Molina, John VorperianWillie Montañez, Chuck JohnsonRoger Moret, Seamus KearneyJaime Navarro, Gregory H. WolfJulio Navarro, Rory CostelloLuis Olmo, Rory CostelloJosé A. Pagán, Bill JohnsonJuan Pizarro, Rory CostelloJorge Posada, Scott DominiakVic Power, Joe WanchoJim Rivera, Richard SmileyIván Rodríguez, Steve WestRey Sánchez, Bill NowlinBenito Santiago, Thomas BrownJosé G. “Pantalones” Santiago, Edwin FernándezJosé R. Santiago, Edwin Fernández and Bill NowlinRubén Sierra, Adam J. UlreyDanny Tartabull, Charles F. FaberDickie Thon, Bob LeMoineJosé Valentín, Steven SchmittJavier Vázquez, Norm KingJosé Vidro, Mark S. SternmanBernie Williams, Rob EdelmanParque Sixto Escobar, Rory CostelloEstadio Hiram Bithorn, Charles F. FaberMajor League Baseball in Puerto Rico, Mark Souder

• Autore: Society for American Baseball Research
• Anno edizione: 2019
• Editore: Society for American Baseball Research
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781943816521

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