A Brand New Ballgame

Branch Rickey, Bill Veeck, Walter O'Malley and the Transformation of Baseball, 1945-1962

G. Scott Thomas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

334 Seiten

2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8656-1 (ISBN)

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Tells the story of baseball’s metamorphosis from 1945 to 1962, driven by larger-than-life personalities like the bombastic Larry MacPhail, the sage Branch Rickey, the kindly Connie Mack, the quick-witted Bill Veeck and the wily Walter O’Malley - Hall of Famers all.

America grew rapidly after World War II, and the national pastime followed suit. Baseball dramatically changed from a 19th century pastoral relic to a continental modern sport. Six Major League clubs relocated to new cities, capped by the coast-to-coast moves of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Four expansion teams were created from thin air. Dozens of black stars emerged after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. The players formed a union--higher salaries materialized.

This book tells the story of baseball's metamorphosis 1945-1962, driven by larger-than-life personalities like the bombastic Larry MacPhail, the sage Branch Rickey, the kindly Connie Mack, the quick-witted Bill Veeck and the wily Walter O'Malley--Hall of Famers all. The upheaval they sparked--and sometimes failed to control--would broaden the sport's appeal, setting the stage for tremendous growth in the half-century to come.

G. Scott Thomas has been a journalist for more than 40 years, specializing in coverage of business, demographics, politics, and sports. His blog, Baseball’s Best (and Worst), can be read at bestworst.substack.com. He lives in Tonawanda, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface

Prologue: Inertia

Part One: 1945–1952

1. MacPhail

Headlines: 1945

2. Rickey

3. Labor

Headlines: 1946

4. Pacific

Headlines: 1947

5. Veeck

Headlines: 1948

6. Clouds

Headlines: 1949

7. Freefall

Headlines: 1950

8. O’Malley

9. Unhappy

Headlines: 1951

10. Celler

11. Shrinking

Headlines: 1952

Part Two: 1953–1957

12. Milwaukee

Headlines: 1953

13. Disruption

14. Toolson

Headlines: 1954

15. Philadelphia

16. Wrigley

Headlines: 1955

17. Moses

18. Stoneham

Headlines: 1956

19. Griffith

20. Showdown

Headlines: 1957

Part Three: 1958–1962

21. California

22. Shea

23. Kefauver

Headlines: 1958

24. Chavez

25. Continental

26. Comeback

Headlines: 1959

27. Outlaws

Headlines: 1960

28. Uncertainty

29. Expansion

Headlines: 1961

30. Twilight

Headlines: 1962

Epilogue: Beyond

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.01.2022
Zusatzinfo	32 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-8656-4 / 1476686564
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8656-1 / 9781476686561
Zustand	Neuware