Baseball's Back In Town Book History Toronto Blue Jays - $40 (Central Ottawa)

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Baseball in Toronto from the 1880s to the 1970s, published in 1977 to celebrate the return of baseball to the city, in the form of the Blue Jays. 204 pages, written by Louis Gauz. Outlines the history of Toronto baseball clubs like the Pioneers, Clippers, Dauntless and the Maple Leafs plus early leagues such as the Canadian Professional Baseball League, Eastern League and the International League.Many black and white photos; some colour photographs. Includes rosters statistics, lists of championships,
records, and players and managers who played in the Toronto teams who later went to the MLB and Baseball Hall Of Fame. Examples of HOF's include Carl Hubbell and Ralph Kiner. Book reprints Topps trading cards of other players and managers who played in the Toronto teams-Sparky Anderson, Rico Carty, Ozzie Virgil, Reggie Smith, and Dick Williams as a few examples. Discusses Canadian born players like John Hiller and Ferguson Jenkins. Provides a brief history of baseball and has colour photos of the best players of the time like George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Thurman Munson, Jim Palmer, Rod Carew, Jim Catfish Hunter, Carl Yazstremski and Mark The Bird Fidrych. Shows the first draft pick from Baltimore for Toronto-Bob Bailor and the first manager, Roy Hartsfield. Price sticker on top left front of dust jacket. Dust jacket has general wear; some small areas of missing paper at top left corner. Book itself is in top shape. No loose, torn, or missing pages. No writing.
Pick up or mail out only; buyer pays shipping. Cash preferred.

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Baseball in Toronto from the 1880s to the 1970s, published in 1977 to celebrate the return of baseball to the city, in the form of the Blue Jays. 204 pages, written by Louis Gauz. Outlines the...