{"product_id":"black-baseballs-last-team-standing-the-birmingham-black-barons-1919-1962-paperback","title":"Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Plott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetired journalist and freelance writer, \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Plott\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1971, has been a member of SABR's Negro Leagues Committee since its inception. He was also a member of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group that compiled Negro league statistics for the Hall of Fame. He lives in Montevallo, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 345\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717383393343,"sku":"9781476677880","price":107.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2800230ea5f132ca6c07b357a1f5ffde.webp?v=1765078293","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/black-baseballs-last-team-standing-the-birmingham-black-barons-1919-1962-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}