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Mexican Raiders in the Major Leagues - The Pasquel Brothers Versus Organized Baseball, 1946 (Paperback)
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Mexican Raiders in the Major Leagues - The Pasquel Brothers Versus Organized Baseball, 1946 (Paperback)
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In 1946, American baseball was a shadow of its former self. The
country had come through a devastating depression and then a world
war. Attendance had spiralled down, stars had gone off to war and
come home, and management was at odds with players. Though
organized baseball had set about recovering its former strength and
popularity, the stage was set for recruiters to steal away
dissatisfied players. That's just what the five Pasquel brothers
from Mexico did. Armed with promises of wealth and stardom, the
Pasquels recruited 23 players away from American teams. For most of
them, it was the beginning of the end of their careers. Mexican
baseball wasn't the picture the Pasquels painted and the players
were not given a cheerful welcome home. This book tells the story
of the 1946 exodus to Mexican baseball, setting the stage with
chapters on change and war in the U.S., player-management issues
that clouded baseball's recovery, and a history of the Mexican
""outlaw"" league. It describes the Pasquels' move on organized
baseball, including details of those who did not take the offer to
play for them. The author reveals what life was like for defectors
who played in substandard ballparks, suffered from gastric
disturbances and were targets of retribution from home. Chapters
then delve into the stories of 23 players who took their bats and
gloves south of the border in 1946. The author unravels lawsuits
that followed the players' five-year ban from American baseball,
and concludes with the career outcomes for players after they
returned home.
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