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BL
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1016907
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b771277
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| Main Entry
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Quigel, James P.,1954-
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| Title & Author
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Gateway to the majors : : Williamsport and minor league baseball /\ James P. Quigel, Jr. and Louis E. Hunsinger, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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University Park, Pa. :: Pennsylvania State University Press,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (xv, 190 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0271030976
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: 9780271030975
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0271020989
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0271020997
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9780271020983
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9780271020990
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| Notes
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"A keystone book"--Title page verso.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: Town ball to pro ball -- the city adopts a game -- Ch. 2: Boosters, promoters, and promotions -- Ch. 3: Bowman Field -- gateway to the majors -- Ch. 4: The New York-Pennsylvania League era to wartime baseball, 1923-1945 -- Ch. 5: Postwar boom to short-season bust -- Williamsport baseball in transition, 1946-1972 -- Ch. 6: Twilight of the Eastern League -- Ch. 7: Welcome back to the New York-Penn League -- Note on sources -- Appendix -- Index.
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| Subject
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Minor league baseball-- Social aspects-- Pennsylvania-- Williamsport.
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Minor league baseball-- Pennsylvania-- Williamsport-- History.
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Minor league baseball.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- Essays Writings.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- History.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- Statistics.
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| Subject
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Pennsylvania, Williamsport.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.357/64/0974851
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| LC Classification
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GV863.P372W557 2001eb
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| Added Entry
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Hunsinger, Louis E.,1957-
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