No Minor Accomplishment: The Revival of New Jersey Professional Baseball

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Abreu, Bobby, 181 Acton, Jay, 77, 154, 155 AEG New York–New Jersey (company ), 120 Alston, Walter, 21, 89 American Association (baseball league), 14, 16, 30, 186; El Paso Diablos (baseball team), 149; St. Joseph Blacksnakes (baseball team), 149 American Association (baseball league: 1882–1891), 9 American Bridge Company (Trenton, NJ), 44 American Cyanamid Company (Bridgewater, NJ), 91 American League. See American League of Professional Baseball Clubs American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, 11, 13, 19, 72, 95 American social history: and racial integration, 7; Vietnam period, 29 American society: and changing demographics, 27; and Labor Day, 56, and mobility, 26 Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail line, 119 Anderson, Abraham, 125 Annandale (NJ), 91 Anson, Adrian C. (Cap), 10 Armstrong, Jack, 113 Arroyo, Luis, 23 Arroyo, Luis (Newark Bears pitcher), 97 Asbury Park Press (Newspaper), 45, 179 Ashmore, Mike, 118, 119 Asprilla, Avelino, 180 Atlantic Association (baseball league pre-1900), 10 Atlantic City (NJ), 42, 54, 77, 89, 142; Atlantic League, 73, 84, 141, 150, 151, 167; Can-Am League, 151, 155, 167; casinos, 145, 146; Negro baseball history, 17, 18; and redevelopment, 136; Sandcastle Stadium, 82; tourism industry, 121, 122, 138, 139, 142 Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA), 42, 141 Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, 139 Atlantic City International Airport, 151 Atlantic City Press (newspaper), 77, 78, 139, 144, 145 Atlantic City Race Course, 42 Atlantic City Surf (baseball team), 3, 141, 145; Atlantic League, 82, 84, 143, 202, 167; Atlantic League playoffs, 114, 134, 148, 149; attendance , 144; Can-Am League, 150, 151, 154, 167; challenges faced, 121, 122, 138, 150; press coverage, 145; and tourism, 142 Atlantic City Weekly (newspaper), 149 199 Index Atlantic County (NJ), 42 Atlantic League (baseball league). See Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs Atlantic League (baseball league pre1900 ), 10 Atlantic League Baseball News (newsletter), 118 Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, 32, 77, 99; attendance, 87, 131, 150; ballpark guidelines, 79; Bergen Cliff Hawks (baseball team), 85, 86; and the Can-Am League, 151, 152, 162, 167, 168; competitive balance, 84; creation of, 73, 75, 78, 82, 111, 112; and family entertainment, 102, 103; and ex-major leaguers, 83; growth of, 85; and independent professional baseball, 37, 104; Lancaster Barnstormers (baseball team), 85, 136; Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds (baseball team), 84, 94, 113, 131; Long Island Ducks (baseball team), 86, 100, 134, 147; management of, 81, 133; Newburgh Black Diamonds (baseball team), 82; player procurement, 79–81, 83, 84, 99, 155; playoffs, 89, 96–98, 113; the Road Warriors (baseball team), 84; salary cap, 83–84; Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (baseball team), 85; team ownership, 85, 187; York Revolution (baseball team), 85 Augusta (NJ), 154, 155, 163, 164 Aun, Fred J., 53, 54 Autry, Gene, 76 Autry, Jackie, 76 Azcue, Jose, 23 Bacharach Giants (baseball team), 17, 18 Bacharach, Harry, 17 Bader Field Airport (Atlantic City, NJ), 43, 143, 151 Baerga, Carlos, 83 Baez, Welinson, 176, 180, 182 Bailey, Travis, 161 Bakalar, Nick, 77 Ball, Jeff, 144, 148 Ballantine House (Newark, NJ), 107 Ballpark at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, CT), 82, 112 Bamberger, Hal, 22 Barrow, Ed, 14, 16 baseball: and American society, 5, 6; and New Jersey history, 2, 8–10 Baseball America (newspaper), 175, 183 Baseball and Sports Associates (BASA), 99 Baseball Player Development Contract (PDC), 28 Baseball player development plan (minor leagues), 28 Basking Ridge (NJ), 2 Batiste, Kim, 131 Battleship New Jersey (Camden, NJ), 127, 132 Bautista, Rayner, 146–148 Beamon, Trey, 161 Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium (Newark, NJ), 96, 106, 116, 120; attendance , 114, 120; baseball history room, 108–110, construction of, 111–113; neighborhood, 118–120 Beauchamp, Kash, 160 Biederman, Dan, 120 Big Brothers–Big Sisters of Monmouth County (NJ), 178 Bender, Brian, 102 Bender, Charles (“Chief”), 11 Benjamin, Al, 147 Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Camden, NJ), 85, 124, 127, 129 Bennett, Joel, 161 Bergen County (NJ), 41, 86 Bernards Township (NJ), 2, 3 Bernards Township Library (Basking Ridge, NJ), 2 Bernie Robbins Stadium (Atlantic 200 Index City, NJ). See Sandcastle Stadium (Atlantic City, NJ) Bernstein, Sam, 187 Berra, Carmen, 157 Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi), 15, 109, 113, 157 Berson, Marc, 115, 116, 118 Betson, Chuck, 145, 146 Billoni, Mike, 30 Birmingham Black Barons (baseball team), 22 Blazek, Chris, 180 Block, Paul, 13 Blosser, Greg, 96, 97 Blue Water Communications (company ), 174 Bonds, Bobby, Jr., 95 Booker, Cory A., 121 Boras, Scott, 135 Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa (Atlantic City, NJ...