Baseball in Northwest Iowa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467125147)

While new railroad tracks cut through Northwestern Iowa in the mid-19th century, hardy pioneers cultivated the fertile soil, and the burgeoning sport of baseball took root and flourished. An integral element of the developing culture, it promoted community pride. Eight Northwestern Iowa towns supported professional teams by 1912, the first being Sioux City in 1888. Over time, that city's clubs produced hall-of-fame shortstop Dave Bancroft and initiated the still-existing American League. Homegrown talent from an abundance of professional, semiprofessional, and amateur clubs throughout the area's 19 counties yielded 38 major-league players before 1960 and more since.

Author: Joan Wendl Thomas
ISBN-10: 1467125148
ISBN-13: 9781467125147
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2017
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d