Episode 504 - Chicago Baseball: Rube Foster and the American Giants

Send us Fan MailA Chicago baseball team that at times drew bigger crowds than the White Sox and the Cubs? This is the story of the most dominant team in black baseball for more than twenty years and the man who led them – Rube Foster and the Chicago American Giants.Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryAmazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):BOOKS:First Negro League Champions, The: The 1920 Chicago American Giants by Bush, Bauer, Johnson, and othershttps://amzn.to/3G8amrsBlack Baseball in Chicago by Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller, & Dick Clarkhttps://amzn.to/3MsPspbBlack Baseball and Chicago: Essays on the Players, Teams, and Games of the Negro Leagues' Most Important City edited by Leslie A. Heaphyhttps://amzn.to/3PAFiVgBest Pitcher in Baseball, The: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant by Robert Charles Cottrellhttps://amzn.to/3yR8hOSOnly The Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams by Robert Petersonhttps://amzn.to/3wtnyDTBingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The by William Brashlerhttps://amzn.to/39MEiNHJosh Gibson: A Life In The Negro Leagues by William Brashlerhttps://amzn.to/39JBBw1History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A by Greg Borzohttps://amzn.to/3w8fcQFFodor's Chicago (Full Color Travel Guide)https://amzn.to/3P6Mmc0CHICAGO ITEMS (PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING):Greenline Goods Whiskey Glasses - 10 Oz Tumbler Gift Set for Chicago lovers, Etched with Chicago Map | Old Fashioned Rocks Glass - Set of 2https://amzn.to/3FrjSFrChicago Map Coasters by O3 Design Studio, Set Of 4, Sapele Wooden Coaster With City Map, Handmadehttps://amzn.to/3vNyDiNPodcast art by John K. Schneider - angeleyesartjks on Instagram or at angeleyesartjks AT gmail.comChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podhttps://www.chicagohistorypod.comEmail: chicagohistorypod AT gmail.comSupport the show