Outlaw Ballplayers
The players of the independent Carolina League were outlaws. A diverse lot that included preachers and ex-cons, with many former and future Major Leaguers, they played ball during the desperate years of the Great Depression, when half of organized professional baseball''s minor leagues went broke and ceased operations. Despite the number of defaulting leagues and teams, the players were held to...
The players of the independent Carolina League were outlaws. A diverse lot that included preachers and ex-cons, with many former and future Major Leaguers, they played ball during the desperate years of the Great Depression, when half of organized professional baseball''s minor leagues went broke and ceased operations. Despite the number of defaulting leagues and teams, the players were held to...
