{"product_id":"baseball-in-san-diego-from-the-plaza-to-the-padres-hardcover","title":"Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Swank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThe San Diego Historical Society\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres, takes the reader on a seven-decade journey from Horton Plaza, the site of San Diego's first base ball game in 1871, to lower Broadway and the future home of Lane Field. Before the Pacific Coast League, San Diego had three Class D teams. One was the Bears, whose frustrated owner Dick Cooley complained, \"I don't believe they'll make baseball pay here in a thousand years.\" With America's finest year-round climate, barnstorming and black baseball were popular attractions. Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants \u003cbr\u003epractically lived in San Diego in the winter of 1913. All the while, there were constant struggles between the forces of amateur and professional baseball for players, diamonds, and sports coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52625185669427,"sku":"9781531619596","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qk1BQVZFWnJza0Zpa2tiVnlscGxvdz09.webp?v=1762030685","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/baseball-in-san-diego-from-the-plaza-to-the-padres-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}