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The Last Baseball Town: How Campbell, California achieved the unprecedented, and still unduplicated, in American youth baseball
Chuck Hildebrand
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Booksurge Publishing
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The Last Baseball Town: How Campbell, California achieved the unprecedented, and still unduplicated, in American youth baseball - Hildebrand, Chuck
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Synopsis "The Last Baseball Town: How Campbell, California achieved the unprecedented, and still unduplicated, in American youth baseball"
"The Last Baseball Town" is the story of an otherwise-ordinary middle-class suburban California community that became the youth baseball capital of America without any of the trappings usually associated with a sports dynasty. From 1960-87, the Campbell youth baseball system sent 14 teams to World Series play, including four Little League World Series, winning six and finishing second in five. Yet there was no master plan, and Campbell never intended to become what it became in youth baseball. It happened because of qualities beyond talent, facilities, money and obsession - personal qualities and altruism that were translated into baseball excellence. This book chronicles the history of youth baseball in Campbell from its origins before World War I through the late 1970s when it won four national championships in four years. It examines in detail Campbell's greatest teams and achievements, and the individuals whose accomplishments and personalities shaped Campbell baseball. It also details some of the reasons that the magic dissipated, and offers insights about the nature of youth baseball that will resonate with anyone who has children involved in the sport.
