02017cam a2200349 i 4500 513104004 TxAuBib 20160108120000.0 160108s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015938073 9780813061160 cloth 0813061164 cloth (OCoLC)920374537 CDX eng rda CDX YDXCP BDX BTCTA WIS OCLCF JQM GZM TKN ON8 GK8 IAD TxAuBib rda Brioso, Cesar. Havana hardball : spring training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban league / César Brioso. Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2015] ©2015. xv, 301 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-289) and index. The year of Dick Sisler -- Boxing Ernest Hemingway -- Opening day, Havana -- The American series -- Living legends -- Separate and unequal -- Tale of two leagues -- Hermit in Havana -- New year's resurrection -- Panama and the petition -- Whoever defeats Almendares dies -- Opening day, Brooklyn -- A house united. "Havana Hardball captures the excitement of the Cuban League's greatest pennant race and the anticipation of the looming challenge to MLB's color barrier. Illuminating one of the sport's most pivotal seasons, veteran journalist César Brioso brings together a rich mix of worlds as the heyday of Latino baseball converged with one of the most socially meaningful events in U.S. history."--Jacket. 20160108. Robinson, Jackie 1919-1972. Baseball Cuba History 20th century. Baseball Social aspects Cuba History 20th century. Minorities in baseball History 20th century. Baseball players Cuba History.