Beisbol: Latin Americans and the Grand Old Game (1991) by Michael M. Oleksak / Hardcover [BASEBALL]

Beisbol: Latin Americans and the Grand Old Game

by Michael M. Oleksak

Masters Press, 1991. HARDCOVER. FINE copy. Foreword by Ernie Harwell. 303 pages. The dustjacket has a closed tear on lower rear panel. Now protected in mylar sleeve VERY GOOD+. TEXT IN ENGLISH

Some of the finest ballplayers in the history of Major League Baseball have hailed from Latin America. Their names are etched in our memories: superstar Roberto Clemente, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez, Luis Tiant, Fernando Valenzuela, Bert Campaneris, Luis Aparicio., Hector Espino, and Martin Dihigo, whose color barred him from the major leagues.

Tracing the development of the game in Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, Bêisbol also traces the development of Latin leagues as a key source of talent for U.S. minor and major league rosters. It examines the cultural, racial, and linguistic barriers facing Latin Americans trying to survive and thrive in Major League Baseball.