Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide

by Peter Morris

By 1871, the popularity of baseball had spread so thoroughly across America that one writer observed, "It is as much our national game as cricket is that of the English." While major league teams and athletes that played after this prophetic statement was made have been exhaustively documented and analyzed, those that led the game during its pioneer phase from 1850 to 1870 have received relatively little attention. In this welcome work, leading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786468432
• ISBN13: 9780786468430
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher