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Robert P. Savitt
Between 1915 and 1930, nine towns in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia hosted teams in one of the most successful Class D minor leagues in professional baseball. The Blue Ridge League launched the careers of legendary Hall of Famers Lefty Grove and Hack Wilson and served as a training ground or final stop for over 100 major-league players. This feisty league challenged laws prohibiting Sabbath baseball games (resulting in mass arrests of players and management), pioneered night baseball, served as a laboratory for the establishment of baseball's farm system, and helped develop a postseason five-state championship series.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 11, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780738582399 |
| Publishers | Arcadia Publishing |
| Pages | 128 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 9 × 229 mm · 322 g |
| Language | English |
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