Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers
Seventeen Aces from the Major, Negro and Latin American Leagues
Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Lou Hernández | ISBN: | 9781476615455 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | November 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lou Hernández |
| ISBN: | 9781476615455 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | November 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century. This book profiles the greatest Hispanic hurlers to toe the rubber from the mounds of the major leagues, winter leagues and Negro leagues. The careers of the top major league pitchers to come from Central and South America and the Caribbean are examined in decade-by-decade portrayals, culminating with an all-time ranking by the author. The grand exploits of these athletes backdrop the evolving pitching eras of the game, from the macho, complete-game period that existed for the majority of the last century to the financially-driven, pitch-count sensitive culture that dominates baseball thinking today.
Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century. This book profiles the greatest Hispanic hurlers to toe the rubber from the mounds of the major leagues, winter leagues and Negro leagues. The careers of the top major league pitchers to come from Central and South America and the Caribbean are examined in decade-by-decade portrayals, culminating with an all-time ranking by the author. The grand exploits of these athletes backdrop the evolving pitching eras of the game, from the macho, complete-game period that existed for the majority of the last century to the financially-driven, pitch-count sensitive culture that dominates baseball thinking today.
