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The Indianapolis ABCs: History of a Premier Team in the Negro Leagues

by Paul Debono

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The Indianapolis ABCs were formed around the turn of the century, playing company teams from around the city; they soon played other teams in Indiana, including some white teams. Their emergence coincided with the remarkable growth of black baseball, and by 1916 the ABCs won their first major championship. When the Negro National League was formed in 1920, Indianapolis was one of its charter members. But player raids by the Eastern Colored League, formed in 1923, hurt the ABCs and by the Depression the team was fading into oblivion. The team was briefly resurrected as a Negro league team in the late 1930s, but was otherwise relegated to the semiprofessional ranks until its demise in the 1940s. Through contemporary newspaper accounts, extensive research and interviews with the few former ABC players still living, this is the story of the Indianapolis team and the rise of Negro League baseball. The work includes a roster of ABC players, with short biographies of the most prominent.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780786403677
Subtitle:
History of a Premier Team in the Negro Leagues
Author:
Debono, Paul
Publisher:
McFarland & Company
Location:
Jefferson, N.C. :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
History
Subject:
Baseball - History
Subject:
Baseball - General
Subject:
Negro leagues
Subject:
Afro-American baseball players -- Biography.
Subject:
African American baseball players
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor
Subject:
Negro leagues -- History.
Series Volume:
P
Publication Date:
July 1997
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
239
Dimensions:
1034x710x75 149
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