“An Inside View of Negro National League Baseball” by Belinda Troy Cole-Schwartz is now available for purchase
“Do people realize that the Negro leagues were the first to use lights to play baseball? First to use batting gloves? First to wear protective helmets? Do they know that we used cardboard underneath our stockings to protect from metal spikes to the shins?”
– an excerpt from the book
Author Reputation Press is honored to publish “An Inside View of Negro National League Baseball: Told Through Humorous Short Stories and Wise Observation from an Elite Giant, Don Troy” by Belinda Troy Cole-Schwartz. The author hopes that through this masterpiece you will discover a greater understanding of baseball, particularly Negro League Baseball as played in the 1940s. She anticipates that you will feel the joy of his friendships and often comical interactions with those involved in the game, as well as a chance to consider the pain and hardships that were inflicted on Blacks in the South during the era of Jim Crow. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARP website.
The author, Belinda Troy Cole Schwartz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Don and Alma Troy—a widow who has had three children by birth, two children by marriage, and so far, two granddaughters and one grandson.
Her early school years were spent in a low-income African American community, and due to the Watts riots, she later transferred to the affluent, mostly Caucasian Los Feliz school district. Having a mixed racial background and seeing existence through two diametrically opposite lenses has guided her toward humanitarian pursuits throughout her life.
Her understanding is that we all share this earth; we have to find a way to live peacefully together as we have the same high hopes and shared dreams for our children.
“An Inside View of Negro National League Baseball: Told Through Humorous Short Stories and Wise Observation from an Elite Giant, Don Troy” is about bringing her dad’s baseball stories to light, bridging history and humor through that personal human connection. Belinda is an artist whose mediums are watercolor, acrylic, and pastel. She teaches yoga to seniors and performs volunteer service with those who struggle with mental illness in Hawaii.
Get a first-person look inside 1940s Negro-league baseball as told through detailed, poignant, and humorous stories that include personal letters that journal the baseball life of Baltimore Elite Giant pitcher, Donald Troy.
Turn back time and step into the first-hand account of Donald Troy, a talented pitcher for the Baltimore Elite Giants. View this unique time in 1940s America as told through moving real-life stories. Enjoy the humor and baseball life of a teen while traveling with seasoned Negro League Baseball Players.
A behind-the-scenes look at how life was for the Negro-League ball players, from bat boy to ballplayer, Donald Troy’s experience as a Negro-League baseball player is a rare and detailed glimpse into segregated America. A first-hand account from 1940s America when black professional athletes were pushing to be accepted in the Major leagues.
Read about Negro-League Baseball legends such as Roy Campanella, Henry Kimbro, George Scales, and many more. Includes photos and official documents, including acceptance letters, pay stubs, and player contracts. From injuries to locker room antics and everything in between, grab a hot dog and peanuts and dive into these personal stories.
“An Inside View of Negro National League Baseball: Told Through Humorous Short Stories and Wise Observation from an Elite Giant, Don Troy” by Belinda Troy Cole-Schwartz is now available for purchase via ARP Bookstore: https://authorreputationpress.com/products/an-inside-view-of-negro-national-league-baseball.