Late innings : a documentary history of baseball, 1945-1972 / compiled and edited by Dean A. Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, Dean A., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

Baseball.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxi, 299 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Documentary history of baseball, 1945-1972

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2002]

Summary:

"" "Late Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1945- 1972" is the third volume in Dean A. Sullivan's successful series on the vibrant history of baseball. Through 114 contemporary documents, "Late Innings" examines everything from Jackie Robinson's ground-breaking assault on the color barrier to Roger Maris's run on the home run record to the first stirrings of labor-management unrest in the 1970s. "Late Innings" also looks at exciting on-field activities, the antitrust controversy, issues of expansion, the effect of television on the game, and several other points of interest swirling around baseball in postwar America.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Baseball in the Post-Landis Era

1 Commissioner's Powers Diminished after Landis's Death (1945) 2

2 Branch Rickey on Selection of Happy Chandler as Commissioner (1945) 4

3 Rickey, O'Malley Purchase Half-Interest in Dodgers (1945) 11

4 Report of the Mayor's Committee on Baseball (1945) 13

5 Major League Baseball Addresses the "Race Question" (1946) 16

6 Players, Owners Agree on Changes in Contracts, Game (1946) 20

7 Minor Leagues Prepare for Future (1946) 23

8 Reporter Alleges Strike Threat against Jackie Robinson (1947) 25

9 "Pitch Spahn and Sain, Then Pray for Rain" (1948) 27

10 Indians, Bearden Win Playoff Game to Claim American League Pennant (1948) 28

11 Negro National League Disintegrates (1948) 30

12 Chandler Reinstates Mexican League Jumpers (1949) 32

13 Jackie Robinson v. Paul Robeson (1949) 33

14 Yankees Win Pennant in Dramatic Fashion (1949) 36

Chapter 2. Controversies over Antitrust, Airwaves

15 Organized Baseball, Government Quarrel over Broadcast Regulations (1949) 42

16 The Effect of Television on Minor League Baseball Attendance (1951) 45

17 Baseball Asked to Reinstate Joe Jackson (1951) 48

18 Willie Mays Joins the New York Giants (1951) 49

19 Celler Committee Begins Investigation of Antitrust Exemption (1951) 51

20 Robinson's Heroics Put Dodgers in Playoff (1951) 52

21 Bobby Thomson Home Run Clinches Miracle Pennant for Giants (1951) 54

22 The Responsibilities of a Team Statistician (1952) 56

23 Minor Leaguer Fans Twenty-Seven in Nine-Inning Game (1952) 58

24 Minor League Head Forbids Signing of Female Players (1952) 60

25 New Bonus Rule Enacted (1952) 61

26 O'Malley Promotes Pay Television (1953) 62

27 Boston Braves Move to Milwaukee (1953) 65

28 Community Organization Pressures Yankees to Integrate (1953) 67

29 Umpires Accused of Showing Off on Television (1953) 68

30 Mantle Hits Tape-Measure Home Run in Washington (1953) 70

31 Robinson's Interracial Barnstorming Team Banned by Bull Connor (1953) 72

32 Supreme Court Upholds Baseball's Antitrust Exemption (1953) 73

Chapter 3. Baseball Moves West

33 Major League Owners Consider Ending Player Pension Plan (1953) 78

34 Minor League President Warns of Slow Games (1954) 80

35 Major League Baseball Players' Association Formed (1954) 82

36 Mays, Rhodes Lead Giants to Victory in Series Opener (1954) 84

37 Frick Updates Owners on Recent Baseball Litigation (1955) 90

38 Ted Williams Fined $5,000 for Spitting (1956) 92

39 Don Larsen Pitches Perfect World Series Game (1956) 94

40 Review of The Fireside Book of Baseball (1956) 97

41 Don Newcombe Wins the First Cy Young Award (1956) 99

42 DeWitt Named Administrator of "Save the Minors" Fund (1956) 100

43 O'Malley Buys Los Angeles Minor League Team and Ballpark (1957) 102

44 Supreme Court Decision Casts Doubt on Baseball Antitrust Exemption (1957) 104

45 Montgomery, Alabama, Institutes Racial Segregation in Sport (1957) 106

46 Herb Score Seriously Injured by Line Drive (1957) 107

47 Frick Overturns All-Star Game Vote (1957) 109

48 Feller Defuses Controversy over Congressional Testimony (1957) 111

49 Giants Agree to Move to San Francisco (1957) 114

50 Burdette, Braves Interrupt "Normalcy" by Beating Yankees in World Series (1957) 116

Chapter 4. Continental Divides

51 Mayor's Baseball Committee of the City of New York Established (1957) 120

52 Richard Nixon Advocates True "World" Series (1958) 122

53 Roy Campanella Paralyzed in Car Accident (1958) 123

54 L.A. Voters Narrowly Approve Stadium in Chavez Ravine (1958) 126

55 Frick on the State of Baseball (1958) 129

56 MLBPA Report on Salaries (1958) 131

57 Dixie Series Threatened by Birmingham Racial Laws (1958) 134

58 Second All-Star Game Approved (1959) 137

59 Haddix Pitches Twelve Perfect Innings and Loses (1959) 138

60 Formation of Continental League Announced (1959) 141

61 Negro American League Nearing the End (1959) 144

62 Los Angeles Wins Playoff, Goes to Series (1959) 146

63 Review of Baseball: The Early Years (1960) 150

64 Mazeroski Home Run Lifts Pirates to Stunning Series Win over Yankees (1960) 151

Chapter 5. Legislating Baseball

65 NL Upholds Promise, Awards Franchises to Two CL Teams; AL Reneges (1960) 156

66 The Major League Perspective on Congressional Investigations (1961) 159

67 Frick Places "Distinctive Mark" on 162-Game Home Run Record (1961) 163

68 Satchel Paige MVP in Last East-West Negro All-Star Game (1961) 164

69 Roger Maris Establishes Record with Sixty-First Home Run (1961) 166

70 Major Leagues Vote Down Return of Spitball (1961) 168

71 Giants Rally in Ninth to Beat Dodgers in Playoff (Again) (1962) 170

72 American Association Latest Minor League to Be Dismantled (1962) 175

73 Marichal Bests Spahn in Sixteen-Inning Pitching Duel (1963) 177

74 Preview of TV Special "A Man Named Mays" (1963) 179

75 NL Wins Only Latin All-Star Game (1963) 181

76 Charlie Finley Suggests Playing Night Games during World Series (1963) 182

77 Jim Bunning Throws First NL Perfect Game of Century (1964) 186

78 Dodgers to Experiment with Pay Television (1964) 188

79 "Phillies 6 1/2 Up With 12 to Play" (1964) 190

80 Draft Approved, Commissioners' Powers Restored at Winter Meetings (1964) 192

Chapter 6. Baseball Confronts Modernity

81 Design Flaws in Houston Astrodome Revealed (1965) 196

82 Marichal Attacks Dodgers' Roseboro with Bat during Game (1965) 197

83 Emmett Ashford Becomes First Black Major League Umpire (1965) 200

84 William "Spike" Eckert Elected as New Commissioner (1965) 201

85 MLBPA Executive Director Position Approved by Majors (1966) 203

86 Baseball Press Release Costs Majors in Wisconsin Antitrust Suit (1966) 205

87 "Chipmunks": New Breed of Sportswriter Emerges (1966) 208

88 Koufax, Drysdale Agree to End Joint Holdout (1966) 211

89 Review of The Glory of Their Times (1966) 214

90 Red Barber Fired by Yankees (1966) 215

91 Sandy Koufax Retires at Age Thirty (1966) 217

92 Red Sox Complete Miracle Season, Win AL Pennant (1967) 220

93 MLBPA, Owners Sign First Basic Agreement (1968) 222

Chapter 7. The Era of Labor Unrest Begins

94 Major Leagues Agree on Divisional Play, Playoffs (1968) 228

95 McLain Wins Thirty-First Game while Allowing Mantle's 535th Home Run (1968) 230

96 Two AL Umpires Fired after Planning Union (1968) 233

97 Changes in Rules, Pitcher's Mound Approved at Winter Meetings (1968) 236

98 Teams to Experiment with "Wild-Card" Hitter in Spring Training (1969) 238

99 Bowie Kuhn, NL Lawyer, Elected as Interim Commissioner (1969) 240

100 Baseball Encyclopedia Research Adds 715th Home Run to Ruth's Total (1969) 243

101 Curt Flood Threatens to Retire after Being Traded (1969) 246

102 New York Mets Stun Baseball, Win World Series (1969) 248

103 National Labor Relations Board Rules Baseball Subject to Its Jurisdiction (1969) 250

104 Flood to File Antitrust Suit against Baseball (1969) 253

Chapter 8. Counting Numbers, Dollars, and Rights

105 "Baseball Seminar": The First Fantasy Baseball Game? (1970) 256

106 Seymour Siwoff and the Statistics Revolution (1970) 259

107 Owners Grant Players Independent Arbitration in New Basic Agreement (1970) 261

108 Reaction to Jim Bouton's Ball Four (1970) 263

109 Rose Crushes Fosse to Win All-Star Game for NL (1970) 264

110 Umpires Strike during League Championship Series (1970) 266

111 Hall of Fame Establishes Negro Leagues Committee (1971) 268

112 Washington Senators Forfeit Franchise's Final Game (1971) 270

113 Cardinals' Owner Lectures Players on Virtues of Proposed Pension Plan (1972) 273

114 Comment on the Supreme Court Ruling against Curt Flood (1972) 275.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

ISBN:

0803292856

OCLC:

47643746