Beyond the Shadow of the Senators : The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball

by Snyder, Brad

• ISBN13: 9780071408202
• ISBN10: 0071408207
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-13
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

""As thorough a history of a Negro league team as can be culled from the available sources... not just the history of a team but the tale of one city in all its social complexity."" "--"The New York Times Book Review An enthralling narrative about a lost era in both baseball and American History, "Beyond the Shadow of the Senators "reveals the true story of the greatest baseball dynasty most people have never heard of--the Homestead Grays--and how the fight to integrate our national pastime began with this team.

Author Biography

Brad Snyder's articles on baseball and other subjects have appeared in numerous publications including the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post, and the St. Petersburg Times. A graduate of Yale Law School, he is a lawyer and freelance writer. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Between the Babe and Jackie	ix
ONE Sam, Buck, and Griffith Stadium	1	(32)
TWO The Homestead Grays	33	(24)
THREE The Old Fox	57	(30)
FOUR The Grays Come to Washington	87	(26)
FIVE Satchel Paige Saves the Grays	113	(40)
SIX Josh the Basher	153	(24)
SEVEN Sam's Crusade	177	(28)
EIGHT Posey's Points	205	(42)
NINE The Grays Fade to Black	247	(32)
Epilogue: After the Grays	279	(24)
Notes	303	(88)
Bibliography	391	(14)
Acknowledgments	405	(4)
Index	409