An invite to Mexican baseball players
Many of the Mexican-American baseball players who starred on amateur and semi-pro teams in East Los Angeles from World War II through the 1970s will be honored this morning at 10 a.m. by the Los Angeles City Council at City Hall, followed by a reception at 11:30 a.m.
The ceremony is sponsored by Councilmember Jose Huizar, 14th Council District.
More than 40 players in the Southern California area have been extended invitations, and this event will further public recognition for their contributions and draw attention to the "Mexican-American Baseball in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues" project sponsored by the Baseball Reliquary.
Speakers today include Francisco Balderrama, a professor of Chicano Studies and History at Cal State LA, who will talk about the oral history project sponsored by the Reliquary, as well as Al Padilla, who will speak on behalf of the ballplayers in attendance.
The touring exhibition, "Mexican-American Baseball in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues," which had been at CSULA, will be at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave., Pomona, California, from October 1-November 30. On Saturday, October 20 at Ralph Welch Park (1251 W. Eleventh St., Pomona) the Baseball Reliquary will present a forum with many of the ballplayers who starred on amateur and semi-pro teams in East Los Angeles and who are featured in the exhibition. The discussion runs from 1 to 3 p.m., preceeded by a baseball clinic from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
For more information: Terry Cannon at the The Baseball Reliquary