Baseball: the Latino Connection

 

Resource Page: Links and Image Table  
 
LINKS:
The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/
   
Latino Baseball http://www.latinobaseball.com/mlb-players.html
MLB Major League Baseball http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp
Univisión Beísbol http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=4&schid=793
   
Alex Rodriguez http://www.online-shrine.com/rodriguez/
Allsports Hiram Bithorn Stadium http://www.allsports.com/cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=38227
Baseball Almanac http://www.baseball-almanac.com
Baseball Reference http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml
Baseball Page http://www.thebaseballpage.com/
Campello article baseball history http://campello.tripod.com/firstblackinbaseball.html
Fordham University Esteban Bellan http://www.library.fordham.edu/cubanbaseball/E_Bellan.html
Hispaniconline http://www.hispaniconline.com/
Las Grandes LIgas http://www.lasgrandesligas.com/educacion/basicas.php
Radiococo Alfredo Cabrera http://www.radiococo.cu/famosos/pajaro.htm

Roberto Clemente Biography

http://www.robertoclemente21.com/Biography/biography.html
National Baseball Hall of Fame http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/default.htm
SABR Society for American Baseball Research http://www.sabr.org/
Venezuela Sportweb http://www.venezuelasportweb.com/beisbol-norteamericano-estadisticas.htm

 

Image Table:    
Image
Description
Citation
Rafael Almeida baseball card frontRafael Almeida baseball card back Rafael Almeida,one of the first Cubansto play in the Major Leagues;baseball card from 1912;

 

Photographer unknown. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. "Rafael Almeida" 1912. Benjamin K. Edwards Collection Baseball Cards 1887-1914 from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divisionhttp://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbcards:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(Almeida,+Rafael)) [(original) bbc 1778] (July 21,2004)

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 U.S.C.)or any other restrictions in the Baseball Cards materials

Armando Marsans baseball card frontArmando Marsans baseball card back Armando Marsans; one of the first Cubansto play in the Major Leagues; baseball card from 1912;

Photographer unknown. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. "Armando Marsans" 1912 Benjamin K. Edwards Collection Baseball Cards 1887-1914 from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbcards:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(Marsans,+Armando))[ (original) bbc 1782] (July 21,2004)


The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 U.S.C.)or any other restrictions in the Baseball Cards materials

     
Washington Nationals 1913

 

Washington Nationals; Major League team from 1913 with two Cuban born players Jacinto "Jack" del Calvo and Baldomero Pedro Fernandez "Merito" Acosta

Photographer unknown. Issued by: Liggett & Myers Company. "Washington Senators" 1913 Benjamin K. Edwards Collection Baseball Cards 1887-1914 from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?bbcards:1:./temp/~ammem_uM0N:[ (original) bbc 2081] (July 21,2004)

Issued by: Liggett & Myers Company. The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the Baseball Cards materials

     
Dolf Luque Adolfo "Dolf" Luque; Cuban baseball star played with the Major Leagues 1914-1935.

Campello, F. Lennox. "Before El Duque There was Luqueand Before Robinson There was Estalella". 2000-2003http://campello.tripod.com/firstblackinbaseball.html (June 30, 2004)

The photo is included in the above online summary of the book Mr. Campello is writing. In reply to my request for copyright information on this photo and others in the article, Mr. Campello emailed me: "... the photos are from baseball cards both US and Cuban cards..."

Roberto Estalella Roberto Estalella Ventoza; Cuban born player started with Albany in 1934 and played for Washington Senators and the Philadelphia A's.

Campello, F. Lennox. "Before El Duque There was Luque and Before Robinson There was Estalella". 2000-2003 http://campello.tripod.com/firstblackinbaseball.html (June 30, 2004)

The photo is included in the above online summary of the book Mr. Campellois writing. In reply to my request for copyright information on the photo, Mr.Campello emailed me: "...The one [photo] of Estelella holding the bat is from a Cuban newspaper called EL MUNDO which Castro shut down."

 

Orestes "Minnie" Minoso Orestes "Minnie" Minoso; in 1949 the Cuban Afro-Latin began his career with the Cleveland Indians

Campello, F. Lennox. "Before El Duque There was Luqueand Before Robinson There was Estalella". 2000-2003http://campello.tripod.com/firstblackinbaseball.html (June 30, 2004)

The photo is included in the above online summary of the book Mr. Campellois writing. In reply to my request for copyright information on this photo and othersin the article, Mr. Campello emailed me: "... the photos are from baseball cards both US and Cuban cards..."

Tony Oliva, Roberto Clemente and Chico Cardenas Cubans Tony Oliva and Chico Cardenas with Puerto Rican Roberto Clemente Topps Co.Baseball card; photographer unknown. "1968 Topps Manager's Dream." 1968. From Cubans in Baseball Cards. [ http://www.cubanball.com/top20.html] (July14,2004)

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The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the Baseball Cards materials.

 

Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball legend played Major League ball from 1955-1972.

Photographer unknown. "Roberto Clemente batting pose" Date unknown. From Roberto Clemente Walker biography. [http://www.robertoclemente21.com/Biography/biography.html] (June 7, 2004)

Copyright and other information is pending from: info@robertoclemente21.com

Alex Rodriguez Silver Slugger and of Dominican decent Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez

Photographer unknown. "Alex Rodriguez 300th homerun" Date unknown. From allposters.com.[http://www.allposters.com/] (July 22, 2004)

Copyright and other information is pending from: Marketing@Allposters.com

Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro born in Havana, Cuba. One of the all time great hitters.

Photographer unknown. "Rafael Palmeiro 500th homerun" Date unknown. From allposters.com.[http://www.allposters.com/] (July 22, 2004)

Copyright and other information is pending from: Marketing@Allposters.com

Sammy Sosa "Slammin" Sammy Sosa hails from the Dominican Republic One of the all time great hitters.

Photographer unknown. "Sammy Sosa 400th homerun" Date unknown. From allposters.com.[http://www.allposters.com/] (July 22, 2004)

Copyright and other information is pending from: Marketing@Allposters.com

 

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Irene Albers
Wilmington High School
Wilmington , Illinois
Governors State University
An Adventure of the American Mind 2004
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