LEADER 03292oam 22006374a 450 001 9910779111703321 005 20170821180135.0 010 $a0-8262-7280-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105266 035 $a(EBL)3440798 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000743310 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11401457 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000743310 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10827636 035 $a(PQKB)11406029 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440798 035 $a(OCoLC)868217992 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26872 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105266 100 $a20130808e20132012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIf You Were Only White$eThe Life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige /$fDonald Spivey 210 1$aColumbia, Mo. :$cUniversity of Missouri Press,$d2012 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2014 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (376 p.) 225 0 $aSports and American culture series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8262-1978-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-333) and index. 327 $aWarm-ups: a prelude -- Without a Satchel -- On the mount -- "If you were only white" -- Turning the Paige -- Blackballing the Great Depression -- How the West was won -- Baseball diplomacy -- The fugitive -- Lazarus -- Double V -- Integration -- Center stage in the white arena -- Ninth inning -- Extra innings. 330 $aExplores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy "Satchel" Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher. Spivey follows Paige from his birth in Alabama in 1906 to his death in Kansas City in 1982, detailing the challenges Paige faced battling the color line in America and recounting his tests and triumphs in baseball. He also opens up Paige's private life during and after his playing days, introducing readers to the man who extended his social, cultural, and political reach beyond the limitations associated with his humble background and upbringing. 410 0$aSports and American culture series. 606 $aNegro leagues$xHistory 606 $aDiscrimination in sports$zUnited States 606 $aPitchers (Baseball)$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAfrican American baseball players$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNegro leagues$xHistory. 615 0$aDiscrimination in sports 615 0$aPitchers (Baseball) 615 0$aAfrican American baseball players 615 0$aBaseball players 676 $a796.357092 700 $aSpivey$b Donald$01525339 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779111703321 996 $aIf You Were Only White$93766672 997 $aUNINA