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Baseball
in 1889
Players vs. Owners
Daniel M. Pearson
Popular Press
Battlelines were drawn . . . would
it be the end of baseball?
Even before the 1889 baseball season
began, battle lines had been drawn, revels this history of 19th-century
baseball. In the National League, the Players Brotherhood, led
by New York Giants shortstop John Montgomery Ward, challenged
the insulting classification system devised by league owners.
While American Association players had no Brotherhood, they proved
capable of organizing impromptu responses to abusive treatment
by owners. Owners battled with their players and yet struggled
to control overflow crowds on weekends and holidays as both major
leagues staged the closest, most exciting pennant races of that
time. Americans responded by pouring into ballparks in record-setting
numbers.
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LC: 92-063282 GV
244 pp. 6 x 9
23 b/w photos
ISBN 978-0-87972-619-5
Paper $21.95 t
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