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Baseball in the Lone Star State: The Texas League's Greatest Hits
In short episodic chapters, Kayser and King create a history of this storied minor league, providing a broad picture of the shifting character of baseball operations over the past century or so. Portrayed are the many and varied and often colorful owners, managers, and players who did so much to give this league a powerful place in Texas culture.
Accompanying the text are dozens of B&W photos, dating to the founding of the league, and an appendix of baseball statistics, essential information for the true aficionado.
With nine teams in states from Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, the Texas League has brought America's favorite sport to local fans for more than 100 summers. Baseball in the Lone Star State chronicles those games, their players, and will delight the legions of diehard fans of teams like the San Antonio Missions or El Paso Diablos or the Midland Rock Hounds who devotedly cheer loudly and boo lustily.
Accompanying the text are dozens of B&W photos, dating to the founding of the league, and an appendix of baseball statistics, essential information for the true aficionado.
With nine teams in states from Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, the Texas League has brought America's favorite sport to local fans for more than 100 summers. Baseball in the Lone Star State chronicles those games, their players, and will delight the legions of diehard fans of teams like the San Antonio Missions or El Paso Diablos or the Midland Rock Hounds who devotedly cheer loudly and boo lustily.
- GenresBaseball
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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May 1, 2012
An Entertaining read of 'best hit' tales of the AA Texas baseball
league, from the 1880s to publication, which was 2005. The Texas league
also contains teams from surrounding states, New Mexico, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
The two to four page stories are perfect for reading between
innings or for a quick read at lunch. I found when I read too many
at once, they blurred together, so best to try pace yourself.
Author Kayser is president of the Texas League and King a long
time San Antonio sports writer; they picked the best out of
stacks of stories Kayser collected over the years.
I liked the old stories as well as the new, which added local
color for me as I've attended various games of the Round Rock
Express Team.
There are about 20 pages of good pics and a baker's dozen
of interesting lists in the appendix - such as Texas
League ballparks since 1920, Team affiliates, Team Names-
Golden Gators, Hams, Babies, Rosebuds, Boll Weevils,
Orphans or Sand Crabs anyone?
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