Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball

by James P. Quigel Jr. and Louis E. Hunsinger

Although many people know Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as the "birthplace of Little League Baseball," it is a city with a rich professional baseball tradition. Since the earliest days of the Pennsylvania State Association in the nineteenth century, professional minor league baseball has flourished in Williamsport, and over the years hundreds of players and managers have passed through historic Bowman Field on their way to the major leagues, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271022485
• ISBN13: 9780271022482
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.2"