The Stars Shone on Philadelphia: The 1934 Negro National League Champions

by Frederick C. Bush

In 1934, Ed Bolden's Philadelphia Stars joined the new Negro National League II (NNL2), which had been founded one year earlier. After fending off their intrastate-rivals, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, the Stars claimed the NNL2's second-half championship and faced the first-half champions for the title. They defeated the Chicago American Giants to claim the NNL2 crown.

Over two dozen SABR members researched the Stars' history for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1960819054
• ISBN13: 9781960819055
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"