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An Illustrated History of Baseball's Forgotten Heroes
Touchstone
May 2015
On Sale: May 5, 2015
240 pages
ISBN: 1476775230
EAN: 9781476775234
Kindle: B00LD1OOU2
Hardcover / e-Book
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From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian
comes a strikingly original illustrated history of
baseball’s forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro
Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign
leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson,
Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio before they
achieved notoriety.
From a young age, Gary
Cieradkowski had a passion for baseball’s unheralded heroes.
Inspired by his father and their shared love of the sport,
Cieradkowski began creating “outsider” baseball cards, as a
way to tell the little-known stories of baseball’s many
unsung heroes—alongside some of baseball’s greatest players
before they were famous. The League of Outsider
Baseball is a tribute to all of those who’ve played the
game, known and unknown.
Shining a light into the
dark corners of baseball history—from Mickey Mantle’s minor
league days to Negro League greats like Josh Gibson and Leon
Day; to people that most never knew played the game, such as
Frank Sinatra, who had his own ball club in 1940s Hollywood;
bank robber John Dillinger, who was a promising shortstop
and took time out between robberies to attend Cubs games;
and even a few US presidents—this book is a rich, visual
tribute to America’s pastime.
Meticulously
researched, beautifully illustrated using a unique, vintage
baseball-card-style, and filled with a colorful and rich
cast of characters, this book is a prized collector’s item
and will be cherished by fans of all ages.
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