{"product_id":"crossing-the-line-black-major-leaguers-1947-1959-paperback","title":"Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Moffi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kronstadt\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1947, when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, through 1959, when the Boston Red Sox became the last Major League team to integrate, more than a hundred African American baseball players crossed the color line and made it to the Major Leagues. Each of these players is profiled in this comprehensive book, which includes their statistics and capsule biographies, their triumphs and trials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of these players became superstars of the game and eventual Hall of Famers--Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Roy Campanella, and Bob Gibson; most were average players. All were pioneers, facing down the enormous difficulties of integrating organized baseball. The authors provide a new preface and appendix for this Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Moffi has written five other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Conscience of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 2006). Jonathan Kronstadt is a writer living in Silver Spring, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.98 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468468338941,"sku":"9780803283169","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ajlMQXIxNnZrZ1RadjRHOEMyVjdGZz09.webp?v=1777290175","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/crossing-the-line-black-major-leaguers-1947-1959-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}