Reviews
"Robert Charles Cottrell's definitive biography of Rube Foster adds much to our knowledge of this commanding figure in the history of the old black baseball leagues." - Robert Peterson, author of Only the Ball Was White, "Robert Charles Cottrell's definitive biography of Rube Foster adds much to our knowledge of this commanding figure in the history of the old black baseball leagues." - Robert Peterson, author ofOnly the Ball Was White, "Rube Foster ranks with Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw as one of the founding giants of modern baseball. As player, manager, owner, and executive he set the standard for baseball in black America during the early twentieth century. The Best Pitcher In Baseball clearly establishes Foster's greatness and his extraordinary contributions to the national pastime." - Jules Tygiel, author ofPast Time: Baseball As History, "Smith's provocative and insightful book offers an excellent history lesson in Southern and Southern Baptist politics." - The State [Columbia SC], "Rube Foster ranks with Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw as one of the founding giants of modern baseball. As player, manager, owner, and executive he set the standard for baseball in black America during the early twentieth century. The Best Pitcher In Baseball clearly establishes Foster's greatness and his extraordinary contributions to the national pastime." -Jules Tygiel,author of Past Time: Baseball As History, "Cottrell's biography of Foster is a solid contribution to the literature on one of the unjustifiably dark corners of baseball history." - Elysian Fields Quarterly, "Cottrell's biography of Foster is a solid contribution to the literature on one of the unjustifiably dark corners of baseball history." - Elysian Fields Quarterly ,, Robert Charles Cottrell's definitive biography of Rube Foster adds much to our knowledge of this commanding figure in the history of the old black baseball leagues., "He deftly examines Foster's outstanding career on the diamond in the early 1900s...Cottrell effectively documents Foster's contributions to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981." - Choice, "A fascinating and well-documented study of the transformation of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) into the single largest religious force in modern American politics." - Southeastern Political Review, "Rube Foster ranks with Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw as one of the founding giants of modern baseball. As player, manager, owner, and executive he set the standard for baseball in black America during the early twentieth century. The Best Pitcher In Baseball clearly establishes Foster's greatness and his extraordinary contributions to the national pastime." - Jules Tygiel, author of Past Time: Baseball As History, ""Robert Charles Cottrell's definitive biography of Rube Foster adds much to our knowledge of this commanding figure in the history of the old black baseball leagues.", "He deftly examines Foster's outstanding career on the diamond in the early 1900s...Cottrell effectively documents Foster's contributions to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981." -Choice, "Cottrell's biography of Foster is a solid contribution to the literature on one of the unjustifiably dark corners of baseball history." -Elysian Fields Quarterly, He deftly examines Foster's outstanding career on the diamond in the early 1900s...Cottrell effectively documents Foster's contributions to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981., "He deftly examines Foster's outstanding career on the diamond in the early 1900s...Cottrell effectively documents Foster's contributions to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981." - Choice ,, Cottrell's biography of Foster is a solid contribution to the literature on one of the unjustifiably dark corners of baseball history., Rube Foster ranks with Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw as one of the founding giants of modern baseball. As player, manager, owner, and executive he set the standard for baseball in black America during the early twentieth century. The Best Pitcher In Baseball clearly establishes Foster's greatness and his extraordinary contributions to the national pastime., "Robert Charles Cottrell's definitive biography of Rube Foster adds much to our knowledge of this commanding figure in the history of the old black baseball leagues." -Robert Peterson,author of Only the Ball Was White
