{"product_id":"the-national-pastime-2019-paperback-softback-9781943816835","title":"The National Pastime, 2019 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781943816835","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe National Pastime, 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781943816835\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.5 x 21.6 x 0.7 cm, 0.288 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Albert Spalding, who settled in San Diego in the latter part of his life, to late Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn, San Diego has been called home by some giants of baseball lore. But San Diego was also the minor league home of Johnny Ritchey, who broke the \"color barrier\" in the Pacific Coast League, and Bill \"Chick\" Starr, the former player turned owner who signed him. In 1909 San Diego was the site of a game between the \"Japanese Base Ball Association\"-an aspiring pro team of Japanese-born players-against the local California Winter League champions, while during a few months of 1946 a Negro League team known as the San Diego Tigers played there, all before expansion brought the National League to the West Coast. Of course, the PCL Padres were superseded by the NL Padres, who play there today. The NL Padres remain the only team in MLB without a no-hitter, but the PCL Padres had one, at least by 1938 rules. The Padres have had their heroes (Garvey and Gossage, Hoffman and Templeton) and their goats, as well as The Chicken, whom \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"perhaps the most influential sports mascot in history.\" All of their stories and more from San Diego and environs are included in this issue of The National Pastime, to coincide with the national SABR convention taking place there in 2019. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Guide to Spalding: San Diego, 1900–\u003cbr\u003e15\u003cbr\u003e by Mark Souder\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Shared National Pastime: San Diego’\u003cbr\u003es First Japanese Ball Game\u003cbr\u003e by Robert K. Fitts\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Charlie Schmutz: The First San Diego-Born Major Leaguer\u003cbr\u003e by Bill Lamb\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e American Indian Baseball in Old North County: San Diego Heritage at Riverside’\u003cbr\u003es Sherman Institute\u003cbr\u003e by Tom Willman\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e No. 19, Ted Williams, LF, San Diego Padres\u003cbr\u003e by Tom Larwin\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Researching Ted Williams' Latino Roots\u003cbr\u003e by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Longest No-Hitter in San Diego Padres History: Dick Ward’\u003cbr\u003es 1938 Extra-Inning Masterpiece\u003cbr\u003e by Gordon J. Gattie\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Bill Starr: The San Diego Padre who Batted for Ted Williams and Integrated the PCL\u003cbr\u003e by Gary Sarnoff\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The San Diego Tigers of the West Coast Negro Baseball League\u003cbr\u003e by Leslie Heaphy\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e San Diego Breaks Pacific Coast League Color Barrier\u003cbr\u003e by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Baseball Burials in San Diego\u003cbr\u003e by Fred Worth\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Raw Materials: The Padres’\u003cbr\u003e Expansion 30 \u003cbr\u003e by Mark Camps\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e San Diego Padres Near No-Hitters\u003cbr\u003e by Steven M. Glassman\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Profiles in Plumage: The San Diego Chicken\u003cbr\u003e by John Racanelli\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Alan Wiggins: A Tragic Hero\u003cbr\u003e by Fred O. Rodgers\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rupe’\u003cbr\u003es Troops, NoMÁ\u003cbr\u003es Monge, and Tempy Turns It Around: Part of the Padres Golden Era\u003cbr\u003e by Brian P. Wood\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Steve Garvey and the Most Iconic Moment in San Diego Sports History\u003cbr\u003e by Kevin Mills\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Tony Gwynn: Meeting Baseball’\u003cbr\u003es Best Hitter\u003cbr\u003e by Michael J. Schell\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Relief Pitching and the San Diego Padres: A Half-Century of Excellence\u003cbr\u003e by Wayne M. Towers, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Silver Anniversary of Tony Gwynn’\u003cbr\u003es Quest for .400\u003cbr\u003e by Geoff Young\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Society for American Baseball Research","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52638005231896,"sku":"9781943816835","price":11.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-national-pastime-2019-paperback-softback-9781943816835","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}