Baseball: The Golden Years: The Golden Age (Oxford Paperbacks) - Softcover

Seymour, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195059131 ISBN 13: 9780195059137

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Baseball: The Golden Years By Harold Seymour

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Review:

"Seymour's books remain the most entertaining and informative histories about baseball's position in American culture."--H. Gehrig Coleman, University of Texas

Synopsis:

This sequel to "Baseball: The Early Years" explores the glorious and grievous era when the game truly captured the American imagination with legendary figures like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, but also appalled fans with startling scandals. The story begins with the formation of the two major leagues in 1903, and describes how the organization of the professional game improved from an unwieldy three-man commission to the strong rule of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The author explores the ways in which play on the field developed from the low-scoring, pitcher-dominated game of the dead ball era before World War I to the high scores of the lively ball era of the 1920s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0195059131
• ISBN 13: 9780195059137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520