L.A. Baseball: From the Pacific Coast League to the Major Leagues

by David Davis

Like all of America, Los Angeles first caught baseball fever in the 19th Century. The sport that writers dubbed the national pastime soon spread to every part of the Southland. Members of Riverside's Cahuilla Indian tribe played ball, Issei immigrants from Japan played besuboru, Mexican American kids played b isbol. African American players from the Negro Leagues gathered for wintertime training, while talented local ballplayers stocked the rosters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997825154
• ISBN13: 9780997825152
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Photo Friends Publications
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"