Grant Jim Mudcat (23 results)

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Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

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paperback. Condition: Fine. like new softcover no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. For most of the first half of the twentieth century, African-Americans were excluded from Organized Baseball. But their love of the game, and their desire to play could not be denied. Despite that ban, blackball was being played in just about every cow pasture and field available throughout the country. Black players criss-crossed the country in Negro League games and on barnstorming tours, bringing baseball to places where the Major Leagues never dreamed of going. Many gifted athletes never got the chance to compete in the Majors, until the door was finally opened in 1947 with the signing of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. Once given that chance to compete, African-Americans showed the country that they were deserving of the opportunity. Many became superstars, but, on the mound, only 13 African-Americans ever reached the magic plateau of twenty wins in a season. This book tells the story of those thirteen men and a few of their predecessors, the obstacles they faced, and the determination they showed to succeed. But it is a story about so much more than just baseball. Against the backdrop of their grit and determination, it reflects the story of all African-American baseball players through the creation of the Negro Leagues, the evolution of the game, and the parallel integration of baseball and America.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hardcover with bright clean dust jacket. Like new inside and out.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED. Stiff pictorial wraps. Just a hint of handling wear, essentially as issued. Signed by Duren on main title, full signature, not personalized or dated. 1st ed. 256 pp. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE: "TO DAVE". INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. clean signed copy by James Timothy "Mudcat" Grant Jr.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jim "Mudcat" Grant, Al Downing, Vida Blue, Mike Norris, Ferguson Jenkins and J. R. Richard-- all African American major league pitchers with 20 wins per season to their credit-- on the half-title page. xii, 480pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt to spine. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear and a few closed tears. The author was the first African-American player to win 20 games in a season in the American League and the first to win a World Series game for the American League. Scarce signed by six "Black Aces.". Signed.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.