In the 1960s, especially in the latter half of the decade, Major League Baseball went through a multitude of changes and innovations. This book tells the story of this dynamic period, including the election of a new commissioner, league expansion, a boycott of spring training, rule changes, the retirement of legends, and a new generation of stars.
In the 1960s, especially in the latter half of the decade, Major League Baseball went through a multitude of changes and innovations. This book tells the story of this dynamic period, including the election of a new commissioner, league expansion, a boycott of spring training, rule changes, the retirement of legends, and a new generation of stars.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Paul Hensler is a baseball historian and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He has written for NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture and the Baseball Research Journal. Hensler is the author of The American League in Transition, 1965-1975: How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn't (2013).
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Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: At the Threshold Chapter 2: The Demand to Expand Chapter 3: American League Expansion: One Up, One Down Chapter 4: National League Expansion: One Up, One Almost Down Chapter 5: The Commissioners - An Unknown Soldier and an Unknown Lawyer Chapter 6: Marvin Miller Comes To Play Chapter 7: Race, War, Politics, and Cultural Zeitgeist Chapter 8: On the Way Out... and Up and Coming Chapter 9: The Year of the Pitcher, and Changes to the Rules Chapter 10: From Ballparks to Stadiums Chapter 11: Does IT Matter?: The Rise of the Information Age Afterword Bibliography Index About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: At the Threshold Chapter 2: The Demand to Expand Chapter 3: American League Expansion: One Up, One Down Chapter 4: National League Expansion: One Up, One Almost Down Chapter 5: The Commissioners - An Unknown Soldier and an Unknown Lawyer Chapter 6: Marvin Miller Comes To Play Chapter 7: Race, War, Politics, and Cultural Zeitgeist Chapter 8: On the Way Out... and Up and Coming Chapter 9: The Year of the Pitcher, and Changes to the Rules Chapter 10: From Ballparks to Stadiums Chapter 11: Does IT Matter?: The Rise of the Information Age Afterword Bibliography Index About the Author
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