51. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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Description: Lexington:: The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 1999. A clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Chronicles the exploits of Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Don Newcombe, Warren Spahn, etc. Contains much on Jackie Robinson. Also records the attempt to unionize the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tells the story behind the Mexican League's success in luring major leaguers south of the border, and the related impacts on the reserve clause. Illustrated with vintage photographs throughout. List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in bright yellow on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Most assumed that after the war baseball would continue the way it had always been played. Few could see that the physical, economic, and social makeup of the national pastime was already changing. Baseball, like America, would never be the same... Through personal interviews with players and owners and more than two decades of research in newspapers and archives, William Marshall tells the full story of one of the most memorable periods in American sports history.". Second printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. xii, 513pp.. 1999. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813120411 9780813120416 [US] 

52. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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53. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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54. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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55. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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56. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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Description: Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xii, 513, [3] pages. Illustrations. Tables. Acknowledgments. Notes. Sources. Index. William Marshall is director of Special Collections and Archives at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Winner of the 1999 Seymour Medal given by the Society of American Baseball Researchers. At the end of World War II, most fans assumed that baseball would continue the way it had always been played. Few could see that the physical, economic, and social makeup of the national pastime was already changing. Baseball, like America, would never be the same. With personal interviews of players and owners and with over two decades of research in newspapers and archives, Bill Marshall tells of the players, the pennant races, and the officials who shaped one of the most memorable eras in sports and American history. At the end of World War II, soldiers returning from overseas hungered to resume their love affair with baseball. Spectators still identified with players, whose salaries and off-season employment as postmen, plumbers, farmers, and insurance salesmen resembled their own. It was a time when kids played baseball on sandlots and in pastures, fans followed the game on the radio, and tickets were affordable. The outstanding play of Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Don Newcombe, Warren Spahn, and many others dominated the field. But perhaps no performance was more important than that of Jackie Robinson, whose entrance into the game broke the color barrier, won him the respect of millions of Americans, and helped set the stage for the civil rights movement. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951 also records the attempt to organize the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Mexican League's success in luring players south of the border that led to a series of lawsuits that almost undermined baseball's reserve clause and antitrust exemption. The result was spring training pay, uniform contracts, minimum salary levels, player representation, and a pension plan--the very issues that would divide players and owners almost fifty years later. During these years, the game was led by A.B. "Happy" Chandler, a hand-shaking, speech-making, singing Kentucky politician. Most owners thought he would be easily manipulated, unlike baseball's first commissioner, the autocratic Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis. Instead, Chandler's style led one owner to complain that he was the "player's commissioner, the fan's commissioner, the press and radio commissioner, everybody's commissioner but the men who pay him." 1999. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813120411 9780813120416 [US] 

57. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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58. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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59. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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60. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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61. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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62. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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63. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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64. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by Marshall William 
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by Marshall William 
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66. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by William J. Marshall 
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67. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by William J. Marshall 
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68. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by William Marshall 
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69. Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945 1951
by William Marshall 
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Description: University Press Of Kentucky, Date: 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine(some foxing to the edges of the text block). Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. xii + 495 pages, with index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First printing. The six year period following the end of World War II was a pivotal one in the hsitory of major league baseball. Fans at home and soldiers returning from overseas hungered to resume their love affair with the game that was far and away the most popular, the NBA in its infancy and the NFL decades from its rise to dominence. Outstanding players like Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, and Warren Spahn returned to the playing field. The most important action of the period, however, was the breaking of the color barrier with the entrance of Jackie Robinson in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, soon followed by men like Larry Doby, Don Newcombe and others. 1999. University Press Of Kentucky ISBN 0813120411 9780813120416 [US] 

70. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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71. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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72. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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73. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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74. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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75. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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76. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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77. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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78. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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Description: Lexington, Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky 1999 First Printing [Stated] Hardcover Very good in Very good jacket xii, 513, [3] pages. Illustrations. Tables. Acknowledgments. Notes. Sources. Index. William Marshall is director of Special Collections and Archives at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Winner of the 1999 Seymour Medal given by the Society of American Baseball Researchers. At the end of World War II, most fans assumed that baseball would continue the way it had always been played. Few could see that the physical, economic, and social makeup of the national pastime was already changing. Baseball, like America, would never be the same. With personal interviews of players and owners and with over two decades of research in newspapers and archives, Bill Marshall tells of the players, the pennant races, and the officials who shaped one of the most memorable eras in sports and American history. At the end of World War II, soldiers returning from overseas hungered to resume their love affair with baseball. Spectators still identified with players, whose salaries and off-season employment as postmen, plumbers, farmers, and insurance salesmen resembled their own. It was a time when kids played baseball on sandlots and in pastures, fans followed the game on the radio, and tickets were affordable. The outstanding play of Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Don Newcombe, Warren Spahn, and many others dominated the field. But perhaps no performance was more important than that of Jackie Robinson, whose entrance into the game broke the color barrier, won him the respect of millions of Americans, and helped set the stage for the civil rights movement. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951 also records the attempt to organize the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Mexican League's success in luring players south of the border that led to a series of lawsuits that almost undermined baseball's reserve clause and antitrust exemption. The result was spring training pay, uniform contracts, minimum salary levels, player representation, and a pension plan--the very issues that would divide players and owners almost fifty years later. During these years, the game was led by A.B. "Happy" Chandler, a hand-shaking, speech-making, singing Kentucky politician. Most owners thought he would be easily manipulated, unlike baseball's first commissioner, the autocratic Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis. Instead, Chandler's style led one owner to complain that he was the "player's commissioner, the fan's commissioner, the press and radio commissioner, everybody's commissioner but the men who pay him." 

79. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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80. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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81. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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82. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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83. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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84. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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85. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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86. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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by Marshall, William 
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88. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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89. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by Marshall, William 
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90. Baseball's Pivotal Era, 1945-1951
by William Marshall 
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Description: University Press Of Kentucky 1999 First edition Hardcover Fine in fine jacket Fine(some foxing to the edges of the text block). Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. xii + 495 pages, with index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First printing. The six year period following the end of World War II was a pivotal one in the hsitory of major league baseball. Fans at home and soldiers returning from overseas hungered to resume their love affair with the game that was far and away the most popular, the NBA in its infancy and the NFL decades from its rise to dominence. Outstanding players like Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, and Warren Spahn returned to the playing field. The most important action of the period, however, was the breaking of the color barrier with the entrance of Jackie Robinson in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, soon followed by men like Larry Doby, Don Newcombe and others.