Pete Hill
Black Baseball's First Superstar
Published on 23. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-4766-8877-0 (ISBN)
Description
Among early 20th century baseball players, John Preston "Pete" Hill (1882-1951) was considered the equal of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker--only skin color kept him out of the majors. A capable manager, Hill captained the Negro League's Chicago-based American Giants, led two expansion teams and retired from the sport as manager of the Baltimore Black Sox. Drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts, this first ever biography of Hill recounts the career of a neglected Hall of Famer in the context of the turbulent issues that surrounded him--segregation, women's suffrage, Prohibition and the Spanish flu.
Reviews / Votes
"A forgotten ball player comes to life in Bob Luke's book."-Ron Hill, great-nephew of Pete Hill "Author Bob Luke makes another valuable contribution to African American baseball history. Anyone interested in knowing more about Pete Hill, pre-Negro League competition and the Negro Leagues fan of the early 1920s, should have this book on their shelf."-Barry Sparks, author of Frank "Home Run" Baker: World Series Hero and Hall of Famer "The great ballplayers of the Negro leagues labored behind a curtain of obscurity, racism, and neglect. Bob Luke has done an admirable job of clearing away the cobwebs and putting the career of Pete Hill into sharp relief against the texture of his times. Early Black players such as Hill are notoriously difficult to research, and this book is the most complete accounting of his life anyone has produced."-Gary Ashwill, Agate Type blog and the Seamheads Negro Leagues DatabaseMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
28 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8877-0 (9781476688770)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Bob Luke is the author of six books about baseball and race in America. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
?1.?From Buena, Virginia, to Philly
?2.?On the Way to Chicago
?3.?The Hills Arrive in Chicago
?4.?The Rambling Giants
?5.?Racial Conflict On and Off the Field
?6.?Riots and the Noble Experiment
?7.?The Spanish Flu
?8.?President Wilson and the Suffragists
?9.?Pete Hill on His Own
10.?Finally: A League for Black Baseball
11.?Year Two in Detroit
12.?On to Baltimore
13.?Pete's Final Moves
14.?Hall of Fame
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
?1.?From Buena, Virginia, to Philly
?2.?On the Way to Chicago
?3.?The Hills Arrive in Chicago
?4.?The Rambling Giants
?5.?Racial Conflict On and Off the Field
?6.?Riots and the Noble Experiment
?7.?The Spanish Flu
?8.?President Wilson and the Suffragists
?9.?Pete Hill on His Own
10.?Finally: A League for Black Baseball
11.?Year Two in Detroit
12.?On to Baltimore
13.?Pete's Final Moves
14.?Hall of Fame
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index