Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for Baseball's War Roster by Brett Kiser - Available

Baseball's War Roster

by Brett Kiser
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
From the earliest days of baseball, young men who filled team rosters felt compelled to fill the uniforms of America's armed forces when their country called. This exhaustive volume, arranged chronologically by conflict, then alphabetically by player, records every known former Major League and Negro League player who served in the U. S. military during wartime. Legends like Ty Cobb and Ted Williams appear alongside lesser-known players like pitcher George Zettlein, who served aboard a ship during the Civil War; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Arlington Pond, who fought in the Spanish-American War; and infielder Eddie Grant, who lost his life in battle during World War I. Entries list each player's position and career statistics and include a short narrative of his military and athletic career.
Expand title description text
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 22, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780786489145
  • Release date: December 22, 2011

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780786489145
  • File size: 2961 KB
  • Release date: December 22, 2011
Loading
Loading

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

History Sports & Recreations Military Nonfiction

Languages

English

From the earliest days of baseball, young men who filled team rosters felt compelled to fill the uniforms of America's armed forces when their country called. This exhaustive volume, arranged chronologically by conflict, then alphabetically by player, records every known former Major League and Negro League player who served in the U. S. military during wartime. Legends like Ty Cobb and Ted Williams appear alongside lesser-known players like pitcher George Zettlein, who served aboard a ship during the Civil War; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Arlington Pond, who fought in the Spanish-American War; and infielder Eddie Grant, who lost his life in battle during World War I. Entries list each player's position and career statistics and include a short narrative of his military and athletic career.
Expand title description text
History Sports & Recreations Military Nonfiction