Книга: Frank Grant «Report of the reunion of the Grant family association at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses Simpson Grant in Washington, D. C., April 27, 1922 and of the exercises New Y»
Производитель: "Книга по Требованию" Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии издания 1922 года (издательство `Westfield`). ISBN:978-5-8746-2012-7 Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2011)
ISBN: 978-5-8746-2012-7 |
Frank Grant
"For the football player of the same name see
Ulysses Franklin (Frank) Grant (August 1, 1865 - May 27, 1937) was an
Grant was born in
A middle infielder, mostly a
Grant had substantial power at the plate, often hitting
Playing mostly second base, he was frequently among the league leaders in batting (1886 - 7th, .326; 1886 - 3rd, .340; 1888 - 5th, .346; 1890 - 5th, .328). In 1887, the 22-year-old paced the IL with 11 home runs and 49 extra-base hits and led Buffalo with 40 stolen bases. Grant also earned the nickname the "Colored Dunlap" in honor of the white Fred "Sure Shot" Dunlap, the Majors' slickest fielding second baseman at the time.
He repeatedly impressed the white baseball establishment. In 1887, John Chapman, the Bisons' veteran manager, valued Grant's services at $5,000--quite a compliment when Chicago had recently sold superstar Mike Kelly to Boston for $10,000. Despite significant racial turmoil that year, Buffalo forced the IL to rescind a proposed color line to keep Grant in town.
Grant is also notable for becoming the first black player to play on the same team in organized baseball for three consecutive seasons.
By 1888, anti-black sentiment was all around the league, and it seemed only Buffalo argued against segregation (possibly because of Grant). When blacks were banned from organized, white-controlled baseball after 1887, Grant went on to become a hugely successful Negro Leaguer for the
During the 1887 season, he
Grant ended his career in 1903, ending the early era of the Negro Leagues. From there, the Negro leagues would blossom and grow up to the mid-1940s, but they likely never would have done so without the early players, such as Grant.
He died at age 71 in New York City.Like fellow Baseball Hall of Famer,
External links
* [http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Grant_Frank.htm Baseball Hall of Fame bio]
* [http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/grant_frank.htm Baseball Hall of Fame]
*cite news
author=BILL PENNINGTON
title=Breaking a Barrier 60 Years Before Robinson
date=July 27, 2006
work=
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/sports/27hall.html?ref=sports
accessdate=2008-08-10, by Bill Pennington, "
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