Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962

By William J Plott

 The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476677883
• ISBN13: 9781476677880
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher