Integrating The Orioles

Author : Bob Luke
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476662126
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integrating the Orioles written by Bob Luke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly. Black players--mostly outfielders--made cameo appearances as black fans stayed away in droves. The breakthrough came in 1966, with the arrival of a more enlightened owner, and African American superstar Frank Robinson. As more black players filled the roster, the Orioles dominated the American League from 1969 through much of the 1970s and into the early 1980s. Attempts to integrate the team's executive suite were less successful. While black players generally did not participate in civil rights actions, several under Robinson's leadership pushed for front office jobs for former black players. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with former executives, players and sportswriters, this book tells the story of the integration of the Orioles. The author describes how tensions between community leaders and team officials aborted negotiations to both increase black attendance and put an African American in the club's executive ranks.

Author : Bob Luke
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476623023
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integrating the Orioles written by Bob Luke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly. Black players--mostly outfielders--made cameo appearances as black fans stayed away in droves. The breakthrough came in 1966, with the arrival of a more enlightened owner, and African American superstar Frank Robinson. As more black players filled the roster, the Orioles dominated the American League from 1969 through much of the 1970s and into the early 1980s. Attempts to integrate the team's executive suite were less successful. While black players generally did not participate in civil rights actions, several under Robinson's leadership pushed for front office jobs for former black players. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with former executives, players and sportswriters, this book tells the story of the integration of the Orioles. The author describes how tensions between community leaders and team officials aborted negotiations to both increase black attendance and put an African American in the club's executive ranks.

Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453346
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Integration of Major League Baseball written by Rick Swaine and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a record of the men and events, team by team, during Major League Baseball's integration. It focuses especially on the owners, executives and managers who were the heroes, villains or spectators of integration, and it sheds new light on the unheralded champions of integration and on those whose culpability has so far been overlooked. Individual chapters cover each of baseball's integration-era teams, and a final chapter covers expansion teams of the 1960s. Each team's responsible individuals are examined, its acquisition, deployment and treatment of black players documented, and the effect of its integration actions on team performance analyzed. Appendices provide populations of integration-era Major League cities, first black players by team, first black players in various minor leagues, rosters of black players by team, a timeline of black player milestones, and a list of black All-Star selections through 1969.

Author : Mark Stewart
Publisher : Norwood House Paper Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781603570107
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Baltimore Orioles written by Mark Stewart and published by Norwood House Paper Editions. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.

Author : Amy Essington
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496207076
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Integration of the Pacific Coast League written by Amy Essington and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Jackie Robinson's 1947 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers made him the first African American to play in the Major Leagues in the modern era, the rest of Major League Baseball was slow to integrate while its Minor League affiliates moved faster. The Pacific Coast League (PCL), a Minor League with its own social customs, practices, and racial history, and the only legitimate sports league on the West Coast, became one of the first leagues in any sport to completely desegregate all its teams. Although far from a model of racial equality, the Pacific Coast states created a racial reality that was more diverse and adaptable than in other parts of the country. The Integration of the Pacific Coast League describes the evolution of the PCL beginning with the league's differing treatment of African Americans and other nonwhite players. Between the 1900s and the 1930s, team owners knowingly signed Hawaiian players, Asian players, and African American players who claimed that they were Native Americans, who were not officially banned. In the post-World War II era, with the pressures and challenges facing desegregation, the league gradually accepted African American players. In the 1940s individual players and the local press challenged the segregation of the league. Because these Minor League teams integrated so much earlier than the Major Leagues or the eastern Minor Leagues, West Coast baseball fans were the first to experience a more diverse baseball game.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baltimore Orioles, Inc. V. Major League Baseball Players Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brad M. Epstein
Publisher : 101 Book
ISBN 13 : 9781607302445
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baltimore Orioles 101 written by Brad M. Epstein and published by 101 Book. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baltimore Orioles 101 is required reading for every Orioles fan! From Cal Ripkens 2,131st consecutive game to cheering on the team in Oriole Park, youll share all the memories with the next generation. Enjoy all the traditions of your favorite team, learn the basics about playing baseball and share your passion for Americas pastime! Officially licensed by Major League Baseball.

Author : K. C. Kelley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503842014
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baltimore Orioles written by K. C. Kelley and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steph Giedd
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1098275306
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baltimore Orioles written by Steph Giedd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces baseball fans to the history of the Baltimore Orioles MLB franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : David Pugh (Writer)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781561675234
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Baltimore Orioles Lists written by David Pugh (Writer) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: