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Baseball in Minnesota
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Stew Thornley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

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From the early days of town ball to the latest seasons of the Twins and Saints, Stew Thornley offers the ultimate history of the Great American Pastime in the N
They Played for the Love of the Game
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Frank M. White
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-01 - Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

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A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players
Town Ball
Language: en
Pages: 436
Authors: Armand Peterson
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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An in-depth study of the magical era of amateur baseball in Minnesota, from 1945 to 1960, looks at the social and economic factors that contributed to the sport
Early Black Baseball in Minnesota
Language: en
Pages: 315
Authors: Todd Peterson
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-10 - Publisher: McFarland

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Though they played in the years before Rube Foster formed the first Negro League, the St. Paul Gophers and their bitter crosstown rivals, the Minneapolis Keysto
Swinging for the Fences
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Steven R. Hoffbeck
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02 - Publisher:

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A rousing history of baseball in Minnesota details how black players earned the respect of teammates and fans alike.