This is an important contribution for not only those with an interest in baseball but also in understanding broader dynamics within the United States of America.” -Braham Dabscheck Labour History “Excellent book.” -Dan Brown San Jose Mercury News “An enlightened look at Latino players in baseball and their underappreciated efforts in defeating the sport’s ‘color line.’” - Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Burgos Jr. “This is an important contribution for not only those with an interest in baseball but also in understanding broader dynamics within the United States of America.” -Braham Dabscheck Labour History “Burgos has used baseball to provide a more sophisticated and subtle account of the intersections between race and culture in America, an understanding which goes beyond traditional accounts which have focused on the interactions between white and black Americans. This well-researched title adds a great deal to baseball’s historiography and aptly deserves a place on your shelf.” - La Prensa Del Beisbol Latino Burgos provides an insightful analysis putting history and baseball’s colorful past in perspective. Not only does it cast new light on the game’s long, fabled and often-troubling history, but it also provide an important context for understanding the dynamics of the ever-changing national pastime today.” - San Francisco Chronicle “A groundbreaking work.” - Centro: Journal Of Ctr For Puerto Rican Std “Well organized and expertly referenced, this is a book for anyone interested in the history of race in the US, ethnic relations, and, of course, baseball.” - Choice “Burgos has written a well-conceptualized, prodigiously researched, and cogently argued book.” - Journal Of American History “An excellent academic portrayal of the Latino struggle for acceptance in the big leagues. A must-read for any serious fan of baseball. Reviews “Fascinating” - New York Times “If you want to understand the Latino experience in baseball, read this book.” - Slate Magazine “The best book yet on the history of Latinos in American baseball.” - Beyondchron “Burgos does a thorough job of describing this system of skirting the color line, as well as its effects.” -Stephen Ellsesser Mlb.com “Superb and, in many ways, path breaking. Burgos's extensive examination of Latino participation before and after Robinson's debut documents the ways in which inclusion did not signify equality and shows how notions of racialized difference have persisted for darker-skinned Latinos like Orestes ("Minnie") Miñoso, Roberto Clemente, and Sammy Sosa. He demonstrates how the manipulation of racial distinctions that allowed management to recruit and sign Latino players provided a template for Brooklyn Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey when he initiated the dismantling of the color line by signing Jackie Robinson in 1947.
COLOR LINES GAME PROFESSIONAL
In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn-passing as “Spanish” in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues.īurgos draws on archival materials from the U.S., Cuba, and Puerto Rico, as well as Spanish- and English-language publications and interviews with Negro league and major league players. Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning.
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