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Reading Baseball: The integration of Chicago baseball

Cover of Justice Batted Last featuring Ernie Banks and Minnie Minoso
Pete Peterson

A new book out this spring highlights the breaking of the color line by the Chicago White Sox and Cubs in the 1950’s.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book that looks at the integration of baseball in Chicago.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author, with his son, Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

Richard "Pete" Peterson is the creative force behind WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball Series. Pete's original essays and commentaries are a regular staple for any fan of the game.
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