San Diego's First Padres and "The Kid": The Story of the Remarkable 1936 San Diego Padres and Ted Williams' Professional Baseball Debut

by Tom Larwin, Carlos Bauer, Et Al Dan Boyle, et al.

The year was 1936. The Depression was at its height. San Diego--then considered nothing more than a sleepy border town--had always desired to become a "big city." Securing a major professional baseball franchise would be the first step in fulfilling this dream.

Finally, San Diego took that first step by securing a team in the fabled Pacific Coast League. After a community-wide contest, the team was christened the San Diego Padres. That team...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0744272300
• ISBN13: 9780744272307
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Montezuma Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"