Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads: A History, 1884-1928

by Peter C. Stewart

This work focuses on the Norfolk team (nicknamed the Mary Janes), which played in the Virginia, Eastern and Atlantic leagues. Much attention is given to the players, coaches and teams of the Virginia League and the local news coverage from 1884 through 1928 as well as the business of baseball, the relations between major and minor league teams, and the controversy over hosting professional baseball games on Sundays. Photographs of the players,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448083
• ISBN13: 9780786448081
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher