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Latino Stars in Major League Baseball

Jonathan Weeks

2017

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3 Venezuela S. 117-158

„… . He was a member of the LatinoBaseball Hall of Fame inaugural class of 2010.Dave …” „… Latino Baseball Hall of Fame.His number—the dreaded 13—has been retired by the Reds.Andres GalarragaFirst …” „… inspring training, he decided to retire. He was elected to the LatinoBaseball Hall of Fame in 2011. He …”

Bibliography S. 265-272

„… Celebration of Baseball’s Greats.Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.Neft, David, et al. The Sports …” „… _creatine-baseball-and-steroids-first-baseman-rico-brogna (retrieved May 6, 2016).Boyd, Brendan C., and Fred C. Harris. The Great American Baseball Card …” „… , http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/forgotten-all-star-game-50-years-baseball-latino-legends-played-polo-grounds-game-article-1.1395064 (retrieved April 23 …”

1 The Dominican Republic S. 1-74

„… inducted intothe Latino Baseball Hall of Fame, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, andCaribbean Baseball Hall …” „… 11THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICBaseball is said to have …” „… , and, as a result,the new league collapsed at season’s end. Professional baseball re-mained dormant in …”

Preface S. i-xvi

„… Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Weeks, Jonathan, author.Title: Latino stars in major league baseball : from Bobby Abreu …” „… , http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/forgotten-all-star-game-50-years-baseball-latino-legends-played-polo-grounds-game-article-1.1395064 (retrieved April 23 …” „… of the greatest playersof all time from competing on baseball’s grandest stage. Although Cu-ban …”

6 Mexico S. 225-238

„… . Two Mexican League stadiumsCHAPTER 6228were named in his honor. He was elected to the Latino Baseball …” „… , he was elected to the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame.Fernando ValenzuelaPitcherNo Mexican-born pitcher …” „… 2256MEXICOORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN MEXICOAlthough some historians believe that baseball arrived in …”

4 Cuba S. 159-202

„… 1594CUBAORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN CUBABaseball was introduced to Cuba in the 1860s by college …” „… Ernesto formed the Havana Baseball Club. A winning traditionwas born when the newly formed squad defeated …” „… the crew of a U.S.ship docked in Matanzas.Before long, baseball became the preferred sport on the …”

5 Panama S. 203-224

„… BasemanAlthough his name rarely surfaces in discussions of baseball’s great slug-gers, Carlos Lee was among the …” „… defense. In fact, in The Great AmericanBaseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubble Gum Book, one of …” „… 2035PANAMAORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN PANAMAThe roots of Panamanian baseball cannot be traced …”

Index S. 273-282

„… Baerga, Carlos, 38Balfour, Grant, 241Banks, Ernie, 78, 190Barnhill, Dave, 178Baseball Camps in Venezuela …” „… Colombian Professional Baseball League,240Colon, Bartolo, Bio, 61–62Collins, Joe, 99Collins, Terry (manager …” „… , 227Gowdy, Curt, 192Great American Ballpark, 188Greenberg, Hank (Indians GM), 227Gregorious, Didi, 61 …”

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The FIFA World Cup 1930 – 2010

Stefan Rinke (ed.), Kay Schiller (ed.)

2014

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Joshua H. Nadel Cup of Welcome? Media, Marketing, Latinos, and the 1994 World Cup S. 298-317

„… greater understanding of the diverse Latino communities in the United States. Background That FIFA …” „… of a series of articles on Latino soccer, as did Phoenix, Arizona and the greater New York area …” „… thirst for American football or baseball. But this has hardly been the case. Instead, what we have seen …”

David Goldblatt Another Kind of History. Globalization, Global History and the World Cup S. 13-29

„… exceptions. The great Brazilians, Mário Filho and Nelson Rodriguez, brilliantly conjured up the fever and …” „… boxing, David Foster Wallace on tennis, Mark Twain and Robert Coover on baseball and Barbara Ehrenreich …” „… multi-stranded story of Cold War America begins with a baseball game. The final play-off in the long struggle …”

Keith Brewster, Claire “He hath not done this for any other nation”. Mexico’s 1970 and 1986 World Cups S. 199-219

„… understand the debate within the host nation. Of greater interest is the interaction between the promoters …” „… enjoying greater freedom of expression than in the past. Importantly, disapproval of hosting the World Cup …” „… that exacerbated “that other great madness, the Olympiad of two years earlier”.32 Writing in the …”

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Classic Baseball

John Rosengren

2022

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Chapter 4 BALTIMORE CHOPS S. 85-104

„… further intrigued by the contrast of him celebrating the greatest achievements of baseball’s best while …” „… an upstairs bedroom stuffed with baseball memorabilia, his “greatest honor.”88 Chapter 4He has …” „… Organized Baseball, played in 1846. He received it from the great-great-great-grandson of James Orr. Orr, a …”

Chapter 6 IN JACKIE’S MEMORY S. 123-138

„… lines, all of which had been ignored by New York’s top brass. In his book Baseball’s Great Experiment …” „… team’s lineup all-white.In Baseball’s Great Experiment, traveling secretary Bill McCorry is quoted as …” „… 123Chapter 6IN JACKIE’S MEMORYTHE DAY THE KLAN PLAYED BALLIn 1925 a barnstorming baseball team of …”

doi.org/10.5771/9781538156971

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ZPol Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft

Browse Volumes: ZPol Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft

ZPol Volume 19 (2009) Issue 1 ISSN Online: 1430-6387

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Patrick Horst Die Wahl Barack Obamas zum 44. Präsidenten der USA S. 107-147

„… programmatischer Art – wie bei Roosevelt 1932 (New Deal), Johnson 1964 (Great Society) oder Reagan 1980 …” „… Mormonenstaat Utah, die Great Plains-Staaten Montana und Wyoming (Tabelle 2). Die meisten battleground states …” „… republikanischer Hand. Den Great Plains-Staat Oklahoma, die beiden Upper South-Staaten Tennessee und Kentucky …”

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Remember Their Sacrifice

Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

2023

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15 The Latin Legend Who Broke the Seal Emilio Navarro S. 121-126

„… physical dexterity. Author Lew Freedman, in his book Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia, wrote about …” „… greats, and later a patriarch of baseball in Puerto Rico. Although standing only 5'5" and weighing only …” „… 121In June 2008, Major League Baseball conducted a ceremonial draft to honor living ex- players …”

Bibliography S. 170-178

„… . Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Green-wood, 2010.Gaetjens, Lesly. The Shot Heard …” „… Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League. Chicago …” „… : Chicago Review Press, 2010.Adrian, Jad. “Chi Cheng the Greatest Asian Sprinter of All Time.” Adrian …”

doi.org/10.5771/9781538171981

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