Baseball in Colorado Springs
Download or Read eBook Baseball in Colorado Springs PDF written by Roger P. Hadix and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Roger P. Hadix |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2013-05-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781439642207 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1439642206 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Baseball in Colorado Springs by : Roger P. Hadix
Book excerpt: From Boulevard Park and Memorial Field to Security Service Field (formerly Sky Sox Stadium), Colorado Springs is a baseball town. Professional baseball arrived in 1901; the Brown Bombers, a semiprofessional black team, came in the 1940s; and the original Sky Sox won the Western League Championship in 1953, 1955, and 1958. Local players such as Ed Kent, Bill Everitt, Jim Landis, Sam Hairston, Connie Johnson, Vinny Castilla, and Todd Helton have made it to the major leagues. Rich Goose Gossage, a Colorado Springs native, went directly from Class A ball to the Chicago White Sox, starting his hall-of-fame career in 1972.
