American Baseball. Vol. 1: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System
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How did "America's National Game" evolve from a gentlemen's pastime in the 1850s to a national obsession in the Roaring Twenties? What really happened at Cooperstown in 1839, and why does the "Doubleday legend" persist? How did the commissioner system develop, and what was the impact of the "Black Sox" scandal? These questions and many others are answered in this book, with colorful details about early big league stars such as Mike "King" Kelly and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0271003316
ISBN13:9780271003313
Release Date:October 1983
Publisher:Penn State University Press
Length:396 Pages
Weight:1.96 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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