“Caesars of the Diamond”

About the Book

One of the largest of the mass immigrations to this country came from Italy in the latter years of the nineteenth century. As the children of these immigrants assimilated into the culture, one of the developing areas of their interest was in the American game of baseball. It soon became apparent to the hardworking parents that baseball provided more than a source of pleasure but an income that far exceeded anything they could earn with hours of hard labor. This book traces the story of those Italian Americans whose lives and careers were spent as a part of America’s game, beginning with the first recognized player of Italian heritage who played in the National League in 1897. This will be the only volume on the subject that brings the story to the present time.

About the Author

The author has written six books; four have been about baseball. He has spent more than seventy years as a player, fan, reader and writer of the game. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York in baseball’s Golden Age of the 1950s. The author of several short stories, currently he writes regular columns in two newspapers, The Staten Island Advance, and The Italian Tribune.