The National Pastime, 2019

by Society for American Baseball Research (Sabr) and Society for American Baseball Research

From Albert Spalding, who settled in San Diego in the latter part of his life, to late Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn, San Diego has been called home by some giants of baseball lore. But San Diego was also the minor league home of Johnny Ritchey, who broke the "color barrier" in the Pacific Coast League, and Bill "Chick" Starr, the former player turned owner who signed him. In 1909 San Diego was the site of a game between the "Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943816832
• ISBN13: 9781943816835
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.8"