Frank Grant

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Frank Grant is written by Richard Bogovich and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476646074 (ISBN 10) and 9781476646077 (ISBN 13).

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.