Description
Book Synopsis Widely considered the best black player of the 19th century, Hall-of-Famer Frank Grant challenged baseball''s color barrier in the 1880s to play for all-white professional teams--two of which fought a legal battle for his services. This first full-length biography documents Grant''s career highlights, including successful games against Major League teams and at-bats against Hall-of-Fame pitchers. Stories overlooked for more than a century are examined, including a falsified anecdote that obscured one of Grant''s best games from history. New light is shed on the early years of the Cuban Giants, the first black pro ball club.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction: A Superlative Career
- 1. A Family Accustomed to Freedom
- 2. Serious About Base Ball
- 3. Magic in Meriden (April to July 1886)
- 4. Buffalo and Immediate Stardom (July to October 1886)
- 5. A Bitter Pennant Battle (1887)
- 6. Winning Streak (1888)
- 7. Black Team in a White League (1889)
- 8. Ordered to Harrisburg (1890 to April 1891)
- 9. A Finale of Sorts (April–June 1891)
- 10. Barnstorming (1891–1892)
- 11. Making History from Cooperstown to Chicago (1893–1894)
- 12. A "Cuban" Rivalry (1895–1897)
- 13. Lured Away (1898–1903)
- 14. Exit from the Game (1904 and After)
- 15. From Obscurity to Enshrinement
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
