Frank Grant: The Life of a Black Baseball Pioneer (Signed by Author)

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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.

• Signed by author Richard Bogovich


• Author: Richard Bogovich


• Paperback:287 pages


• Published: October, 2022


• Dimensions:7 x0.5 x10 inches