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by Peter C. Bjarkman (Author)
Minnie Minoso. Martin Dihigo. Luis Tiant Sr. and Jr. "El Duque" Orlando and Livan Hernadez. These are only a few of the leading lights profiled in this SABR BioProject book. The 47 individuals profiled here represent only a small handful of the legions of memorable and sometimes even legendary figures produced over nearly a century and a half by an island nation where the bat-and-ball sport known as baseball is more than a national pastime, it is the national passion. The book presents 47 biographies in all, plus essays on Cuban baseball. Profiled in this book: Aquino Abreu by Peter C. Bjarkman Rafael Almeida by Zack Moser Santos Amaro by Rory Costello Sandy (Edmundo) Amor s by Rory Costello Steve (Esteb n) Bell n by Brian McKenna Ram n Braga a by Lou Hernandez Bert (Dagoberto) Campaneris by Rich Schabowski Jos Cardenal by Ray Birch Paul Casanova by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez Sandy (Sandalio) Consuegra by Rory Costello Mike (Miguel) Cu llar by Adam Ulrey Tommie (Tom s) de la Cruz by Peter C. Bjarkman Mart n Dihigo by Peter C. Bjarkman Pedro Formental by Tom Hawthorn Mike (Miguel) Fornieles by Thomas Ayers B rbaro Garbey by Doug Hill Silvio Garc a by Joe Gerard Mike (Miguel ngel) Gonz lez by Joe Gerard Tony Gonz lez by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez Mike (Ferm n) Guerra by Bill Nowlin El Duque (Orlando) Hern ndez and Liv n Hern ndez by Peter C. Bjarkman Mike (Ram n) Herrera by Bill Nowlin Pancho Herrera by Jos Ramirez Omar Linares by Peter C. Bjarkman Dolf (Adolfo) Luque by Peter C. Bjarkman Bobby Maduro by Rory Costello Connie (Conrado) Marrero by Peter C. Bjarkman Armando Marsans by Eric Enders Rogelio Martinez by Rory Costello Rom n Mejias by Ron Briley, Rory Costello, and Bill Nowlin Jos de la Caridad M ndez by Peter C. Bjarkman Minnie (Orestes) Mi oso by Mark Stewart Willy (Guillermo) Miranda by Rory Costello Julio Moreno by Rory Costello Tony Oliva by Peter C. Bjarkman Alejandro Oms by John Struth Camilo Pascual by Peter C. Bjarkman Tony (Tani) P rez by Phil Cola Pedro Ramos by Peter C. Bjarkman Cookie (Octavio) Rojas by Peter M. Gordon Chico Ruiz by Rory Costello Jos Tartabull by Joanne Hulbert Tony Taylor by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez Luis Tiant Jr.by Mark Armour Luis Tiant Sr. by Rory Costello Crist bal Torriente by Peter C. Bjarkman Zoilo Versalles by Peter C. Bjarkman
Author Biography
PETER C. BJARKMAN is author of 40-plus books on sports history and is perhaps best known in recent years as the leading authority on post-revolution Cuban League baseball and is also the first American to write regular columns and analysis on two "official" Cuban League baseball websites. His 2007 book, History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 is universally recognized as the definitive work on Cuban baseball. Bjarkman's earlier pictorial history of Cuban baseball entitled Smoke: The Romance and Lore of Cuban Baseball (1999, Total Sports, with photographer Mark Rucker) is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in the field. Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball (2005, Greenwood) won The Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award and was a finalist for Spitball magazine's CASEY AWARD as "Baseball Book of the Year." Bjarkman's 1994 study, Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game (McFarland), earned the Macmillan-SABR Baseball Research Award. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.
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