Frank Grant: The Life of a Black Baseball Pioneer

Widely considered the best black player of the 19th century, Hall-of-Famer Frank Grant challenged baseball's color barrier in the 1880s to play for all-white professional teams--two of which fought a legal battle for his services. This first full-length biography documents Grant's career highlights, including successful games against Major League teams and at-bats against Hall-of-Fame pitchers. Stories overlooked for more than a century are examined, including a falsified anecdote that obscured one of Grant's best games from history. New light is shed on the early years of the Cuban Giants, the first black pro ball club.

• | Author: Richard Bogovich
• | Publisher: McFarland
• | Publication Date: Oct 03, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 287 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Sports & Recreation
• | ISBN-10: 147668460X
• | ISBN-13: 9781476684604