Baseball with a Latin Beat

A History of the Latin American Game

By: Peter C. Bjarkman

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Paperback | 15 November 1994

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Since Cuba''s Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 percent of big league rosters are made up of Latinos, while the region''s colorful and competitive winter leagues have been a proving ground for up-and-coming major league players and managers.

Early Latin American stars were barred purely because of the color of their skin from playing in the major leagues. Players such as Jose Mendez and Martin Dihigo (the only player elected to the U.S., Cuban and Mexican halls of fame) made their marks on the Negro Leagues, turning the leagues'' barnstorming tours into major attractions in many Caribbean countries. This history of the players and events that make up the rich tradition of Latin American baseball gives a unique insight to this long-neglected area of baseball.

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"a retrospective...and a look at the lore of the winter leagues"-USA Today Sports Weekly; "a valuable summary of Latin American contributors to U.S. baseball"-Choice.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Peloteros in Paradise: The Latin American Invasion of the Major Leagues
Dolf Luque, Baseball's First Hispanic Star	p. 25
Juan Marichal, Latin America's Unmatched Hall-of-Fame Hurler	p. 36
Roberto Clemente, Hero of an Island Nation	p. 58
Send In the Scouts: Big-League Teams Exploit the Caribbean Connection	p. 89
Dodgers with a Latin Beat	p. 140
Tales from the Tropic of Baseball
Doubleheaders on the Dark Side of the Moon: Negro-League Barnstorming and Caribbean Heroes of the Blackball Era	p. 163
Cuban Blacks in the Majors Before Jackie Robinson	p. 194
"The Comet" and "The Maestro": Legacies of Blackball's Lost Caribbean Stars	p. 207
Pan-America's Diamond Mine: Birthrights of the Caribbean National Game	p. 234
No Dragons, Only Shortstops: Sagas of Caribbean Winterball	p. 285
App. A: Latin American Baseball Chronology - Greatest Moments in Latin American Baseball History	p. 321
App. B: Complete Roster of Latin American Major League Players, by Nationality	p. 347
App. C: Chronological Listing of Latin American Major-Leaguers (1871-1992)	p. 385
App. D: All-Time Latin American Big-League Leaders and Record Holders	p. 400
App. E: Winter-League Records (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico)	p. 409
App. F: Latin American Major League Managers and Coaches	p. 432
Bibliography	p. 435
Index	p. 445
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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