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Author Edwards, R. A. R., author.

Title Deaf Players in Major League Baseball : A History, 1883 to the Present.

Publication Info. Jefferson : McFarland and Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.

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Description 1 online resource (215 pages)
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Contents Cover -- Preface -- 1. Field of Dreams -- 2. The Radical Deafness of William "Dummy" Hoy -- 3. A Tale of Two Umpires -- 4. Three Deaf Men and Eighteen Dummies -- 5. No Dummy -- 6. Pride, of the Expos -- Epilogue -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "The first deaf baseball player joined the pro ranks in 1883. By 1901, four played in the major leagues, most notably outfielder William "Dummy" Hoy and pitcher Luther "Dummy" Taylor. Along the way, deaf players developed a distinctive approach, bringing visual acuity and sign language to the sport. They crossed paths with other pioneers, including Moses Fleetwood Walker and Jackie Robinson. This book recounts their great moments in the game, from the first all-deaf barnstorming team to the only meeting of a deaf batter and a deaf pitcher in a major league game. The true story-often dismissed as legend-of Hoy, together with umpire "Silk" O'Loughlin, bringing hand signals to baseball is told"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Major League Baseball (Organization) -- History.
Major League Baseball (Organization) (OCoLC)fst00645197
Baseball players -- United States -- History.
Deaf athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
Deaf athletes. (OCoLC)fst00888536
Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Edwards, R. A. R. Deaf Players in Major League Baseball : A History, 1883 to the Present Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers,c2020 9781476670171
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