American Baseball: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner SystemPenn State Press, 2010 M11 1 |
Contents
The Amateur Era | 3 |
Creeping Commercialism | 14 |
Mr Champions Champions | 23 |
Harry Wrights League | 35 |
The National League Coup | 60 |
Americas New Heroes | 80 |
Baseballs Golden | 97 |
The Age of Pop Anson | 99 |
Baseball Comes of Age | 204 |
Baseballs Feudal | 223 |
The Baseball Barons | 225 |
The Big League | 242 |
The Big Leaguers | 274 |
The Return of the Old Order | 301 |
The Silver Age | 303 |
Bibliography | 319 |
Other editions - View all
American Baseball: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System David Quentin Voigt Limited preview - 2010 |
American Baseball: From gentleman's sport to the commissioner system David Quentin Voigt No preview available - 1983 |
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