Baseball in New Orleans
eBook - ePub

Baseball in New Orleans

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eBook - ePub

Baseball in New Orleans

About this book

In July of 1859, seventy-five young New Orleanians came together to form the seven teams that comprised the Louisiana Base Ball Club. They played their games in the fields of the de la Chaise estate on the outskirts of New Orleans near present-day Louisiana Avenue. As America's population grew through immigration, so did the popularity of what the largest newspaper in New Orleans, the Daily Picayune, called in November of 1860 "the National Game." Baseball quickly replaced cricket as the city's most popular participant sport.In 1887, local businessmen and promoters secured a minor league franchise for the city of New Orleans in the newly formed Southern League, beginning the city's 73-year love affair with the New Orleans Pelicans. From Shoeless Joe Jackson, to Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver, to today's stars such as Jeff Cirillo and Lance Berkman, the road to the majors brought many notable players through New Orleans. From these early beginnings to the present-day New Orleans Zephyrs of the AAA Pacific Coast League, local fans have continued the tradition of baseball in New Orleans.

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Information

Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9781439612576
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. FIRST INNING - The Early Years 1860–1899
  7. SECOND INNING - A New Century 1900–1909
  8. THIRD INNING - Ragtime Baseball 1910–1919
  9. FOURTH INNING - The Glory Years 1920–1939
  10. FIFTH INNING - The War Years 1940–1959
  11. SIXTH INNING - The Rough Years 1960–1969
  12. SEVENTH INNING - The Comeback Begins 1970–1979
  13. EIGHTH INNING - The Modern Era 1980–1999
  14. NINTH INNING - Another New Century 2000–PRESENT