Cuban Baseball Legends: Baseball's Alternative Universe

By Peter C. Bjarkman, Thomas Ayers, Mark Stewart

Minnie Minoso. Martin Dihigo. Luis Tiant Sr. and Jr. "El Duque" Orlando and Livan Hernadez. These are only a few of the leading lights profiled in this SABR BioProject book. The 47 individuals profiled here represent only a small handful of the legions of memorable and sometimes even legendary figures produced over nearly a century and a half by an island nation where the bat-and-ball sport known as baseball is more than a national pastime, it is the national passion. The book presents 47 biographies in all, plus essays on Cuban baseball.

Profiled in this book:
Aquino Abreu by Peter C. Bjarkman
Rafael Almeida by Zack Moser
Santos Amaro by Rory Costello
Sandy (Edmundo) Amor s by Rory Costello
Steve (Esteb n) Bell n by Brian McKenna
Ram n Braga a by Lou Hernandez
Bert (Dagoberto) Campaneris by Rich Schabowski
Jos Cardenal by Ray Birch
Paul Casanova by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez
Sandy (Sandalio) Consuegra by Rory Costello
Mike (Miguel) Cu llar by Adam Ulrey
Tommie (Tom s) de la Cruz by Peter C. Bjarkman
Mart n Dihigo by Peter C. Bjarkman
Pedro Formental by Tom Hawthorn
Mike (Miguel) Fornieles by Thomas Ayers
B rbaro Garbey by Doug Hill
Silvio Garc a by Joe Gerard
Mike (Miguel ngel) Gonz lez by Joe Gerard
Tony Gonz lez by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez
Mike (Ferm n) Guerra by Bill Nowlin
El Duque (Orlando) Hern ndez and Liv n Hern ndez by Peter C. Bjarkman
Mike (Ram n) Herrera by Bill Nowlin
Pancho Herrera by Jos Ramirez
Omar Linares by Peter C. Bjarkman
Dolf (Adolfo) Luque by Peter C. Bjarkman
Bobby Maduro by Rory Costello
Connie (Conrado) Marrero by Peter C. Bjarkman
Armando Marsans by Eric Enders
Rogelio Martinez by Rory Costello
Rom n Mejias by Ron Briley, Rory Costello, and Bill Nowlin
Jos de la Caridad M ndez by Peter C. Bjarkman
Minnie (Orestes) Mi oso by Mark Stewart
Willy (Guillermo) Miranda by Rory Costello
Julio Moreno by Rory Costello
Tony Oliva by Peter C. Bjarkman
Alejandro Oms by John Struth
Camilo Pascual by Peter C. Bjarkman
Tony (Tani) P rez by Phil Cola
Pedro Ramos by Peter C. Bjarkman
Cookie (Octavio) Rojas by Peter M. Gordon
Chico Ruiz by Rory Costello
Jos Tartabull by Joanne Hulbert
Tony Taylor by Rory Costello and Jos Ramirez
Luis Tiant Jr. by Mark Armour
Luis Tiant Sr. by Rory Costello
Crist bal Torriente by Peter C. Bjarkman
Zoilo Versalles by Peter C. Bjarkman

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943816247
• ISBN13: 9781943816248
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"