Title:
The new boys of summer : baseball's radical transformation in the late sixties / Paul Hensler.
Author:
Hensler, Paul, 1956- author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
©2017
Call Number:
GV863.A1 H469 2017
Abstract:
"Hensler looks at the key issues confronting baseball during [the late sixties, examining] how domestic racial issues, the war in Vietnam, assassinations of prominent public figures, youthful rebellion, and drug use each placed their imprint on the game just as baseball was about to celebrate its centennial season"--Amazon.com.
ISBN:
9781538102596
Physical Description:
xiv, 301 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
At the threshold -- The demand to expand -- American league expansion : one up, one down -- National league expansion : one up, one almost down -- The commissioners : an unknown soldier and an unknown lawyer -- Marvin Miller comes to play -- Race, war, politics, and cultural zeitgeist -- On the way out...and up and coming -- The year of the pitcher, and changes to the rules -- From ballparks to stadiums -- Does IT matter? The rise of the information age.
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