Ritter, Lawrence S

Traces the history of baseball, which was first played in a form resembling the modern game in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1846, and first played by professional players in 1869.

Traces the history of baseball, which was first played in a form resembling the modern game in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1846, and first played by professional players in 1869.

Tells the story of the Negro Leagues when Andrew "Rube" Foster, the Father of Black Baseball, organized the first Negro League in 1920, to when talented players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and James "Cool Papa" Bell were finally able to show their stuff.