01785cam a2200325 i 4500 508778594 TxAuBib 20210818120000.0 120308s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012008740 9781609495985 1609495985 TxAuBib rda Coppedge, Clay. Texas baseball : a Lone Star diamond history from town teams to the big leagues / Clay Coppedge. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2012. 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Opening Days -- Forever Youngs -- The Grey Eagle and Rajah -- Uncle Billy, Bibb and Mr. Rickey -- Dizzy Dazzled -- Rube, Willie and Smokey Joe -- "What's Wrong with Negro Baseball?" -- Oilers, Cowboys and Education through Recreation -- Battling a Slump -- Big League Dreams -- You Can't Lose 'Em All -- Dome Sweet Dome -- Born Under a Bad Sign -- The Psychedelic '70s -- Turn for the Better -- Some Divided Loyalties -- Dreams of a Texas World Series -- More Than a Game -- World Series Reality -- A Perfect Moment -- The Baseball Gods Are Fickle -- Postscript. 20210818. Baseball Texas History. Baseball teams Texas History. Baseball players Texas Biography. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012008740-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012008740-d.html Publisher description TXTLL