Baseball in Evansville: Booms, Busts and One Global Disaster

Baseball in Evansville: Booms, Busts and One Global Disaster
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781467145589
ISBN-13 : 1467145580
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Book Synopsis Baseball in Evansville: Booms, Busts and One Global Disaster by : Kevin Wirthwein

Download or read book Baseball in Evansville: Booms, Busts and One Global Disaster written by Kevin Wirthwein and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball exploded in Evansville after the Civil War. Early clubs like the Resolutes, Blues, Brewers, Hoosiers and Blackbirds played, built ballparks, struggled financially and suffered scandals until the early 1900s. A near tragic event fueled the 1915 construction of Bosse Field, now the third-oldest professional ballpark in operation and the host to Major League Spring Training and the filming of A League of Their Own. After World War II, college baseball returned after lying dormant since the 1920s. In the late 1960s, a local entrepreneur attempted to build a third major league. When he failed, the city ascended to the minor leagues' highest level. Join sportswriter and Evansville native Kevin Wirthwein as he recounts baseball's illustrious history in the River City.


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