Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball (Keystone Book) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Louis Hunsinger, James P. Quigel
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4069398
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 190
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0271020989
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640974851
EAN: 9780271020983
ASIN: 0271020989
Publication Date: June 2001
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Product Description
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 Jim Bunning, Ferguson Jenkins, and Nolan Ryan. Gateway to the Majors is a comprehensive history of professional minor league baseball in Williamsport from the earliest days up until the present. This book breaks new ground by weaving in social history and collective biography to capture the essence of the minor league experience in one city. Drawing upon local Williamsport newspapers, extensive oral histories of former players, baseball administrators, boosters and fans, rare photograph collections, and primary source material from the Baseball Hall of Fame Library and Archives, Gateway to the Majors reconstructs the totality of the professional baseball experience. Beyond chronicling the seasons, this book sheds light on the contributions of Williamsport native Tommy Richardson as a pioneering minor league administrator and promoter of the game. The accompanying appendix of former Williamsport players who played in the Major Leagues is a valuable reference tool for baseball historians. This book also illustrates how the citys relationship with baseball forged a distinct civic identity and national reputation as "Baseball Town, USA."
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Strongly recommended, informative, and entertaining reading August 11, 2001
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Gateway To The Majors: Williamsport And Minor League Baseball weaves engaging social history and a collective biography of professional minor league baseball as it has existed in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from the beginnings of baseball in the 19th century down to the present day. James P. Quigle Jr. (Head of Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Paterno Library, Penn State University) and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr. (Williamsport local baseball historian and journalist for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette) draw upon the local Williamsport newspapers, extensive oral histories of former players, baseball administrators, boosters, and fans, rare photograph collections, and primary source material from the Baseball Hall of Fame Library and Archives, to reconstruct an accurate history of Williamsport professional baseball history and services to the sport as a training and proving ground for the Major Leagues. Gateway To The Majors is strongly recommended, informative, and entertaining reading for all dedicated baseball enthusiasts!
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