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  • American Legion Baseball
    William E Akin / William E. Akin
    In the wake of the 1919 White Sox scandal and the suspension for life of eight players, baseball saw a precipitous decline in popularity, especially among America’s youth. To combat this, a group of World War I veterans who were members of the newly formed American Legion created an organization to promote teenage interest in baseball. Led by John L. Griffith, who became the...
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  • The Middle Atlantic League, 1925-1952
    William E. Akin
    The small and midsized cities of western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia reached their peaks of population and prosperity in the second quarter of the 20th century. The baseball teams from these towns formed the Middle Atlantic League, the strongest circuit in the low minors and the one with the most alumni to advance to the majors. This thorough history chronicles th...
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    42,84 €

  • West Virginia Baseball
    William E. Akin
    West Virginia sprang into existence as a state in the midst of the Civil War, and 'base ball,' as it was called then, was close on the heels of statehood. A game in 1866 hosted by the Hunkidori Base Ball Club in Wheeling, is considered the first 'match game of Base Ball.' Some historians contend the game spread via the movement of soldiers who were from urban areas. The real...
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    42,81 €