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Frick* : baseball's third commissioner / John P. Carvalho.
Van Pelt Library GV865.F68 C37 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carvalho, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frick, Ford C.
- Baseball commissioners--United States--Biography.
- Baseball commissioners.
- Baseball--United States--History.
- Baseball.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 316 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "This biography of Frick, whose approach to his work sparked lively debate about the commissioner's role, provides a detailed narrative of his career and the events and characters of mid-20th century baseball"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Maris Decision 11
- 2 Early Years 25
- 3 The Babe Ruth Problem 38
- 4 A New NL President 56
- 5 Fame and Fighting 74
- 6 The War 86
- 7 A New Commissioner 100
- 8 Integration 118
- 9 Chandler Out, Frick In 137
- 10 Reconstruction 150
- 11 Old Problems, New Problems 166
- 12 To the West Coast 183
- 13 Game Two Begins 197
- 14 The Third League 213
- 15 Expansion 230
- 16 Exit Strategy 248
- 17 Extra Innings 263.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786495320
- 0786495324
- OCLC:
- 954104807
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