| Baseball in Catawba County Contributor(s): Peeler, Tim (Author), McLawhorn, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738517135 ISBN-13: 9780738517131 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Travel | Special Interest - Sports |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2004108894 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.44" W x 9.04" (0.67 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Locality - Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, N.C. |
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| Publisher Description: Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county s longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman Pinkie James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin Alabama Pitts and Struttin Bud Shaney." |
Contributor Bio(s): Peeler, Tim: - Tim Peeler and Brian McLawhorn have authored this wonderful sports history. Tim Peeler, author of Waiting for Godot s First Pitch and Touching All the Bases, is an English instructor at Catawba Valley Community College. Brian McLawhorn is a broadcaster and former assistant college basketball coach and national high school recruiting scout. |