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The National Pastime, 2019
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The National Pastime, 2019

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From 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 Of course, the PCL Padres were superseded by the NL Padres, who play there today.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 The New York Times 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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Society for American Baseball Research
Country
United States
Date
1 July 2019
Pages
128
ISBN
9781943816835

From 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 Of course, the PCL Padres were superseded by the NL Padres, who play there today.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 The New York Times 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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Society for American Baseball Research
Country
United States
Date
1 July 2019
Pages
128
ISBN
9781943816835