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The Federal League Of Base Ball Clubs
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Author : Robert Peyton Wiggins
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-09-30
The Federal League Of Base Ball Clubs written by Robert Peyton Wiggins and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The last independent major league ended its brief run in 1915, after only two seasons at the national pastime’s top level. But no competitor to establishment baseball ever exerted so much influence on its rival, with some of the most recognizable elements of the game today—including the commissioner system, competition for free agents, baseball’s antitrust exemption, and even the beloved Wrigley Field—traceable to the so-called outlaw organization known as the Federal League of Base Ball Clubs. This comprehensive history covers the league from its formation in 1913 through its buyout, dissolution, and legal battles with the National and American leagues. The day-to-day operation of the franchises, the pennant races and outstanding players, the two-year competitive battle for fans and players, and the short- and long-term impact on the game are covered in detail.
The Battle That Forged Modern Baseball
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Author : Daniel R. Levitt
language : en
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Release Date : 2012-03-09
The Battle That Forged Modern Baseball written by Daniel R. Levitt and has been published by Ivan R. Dee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In late 1913 the newly formed Federal League declared itself a major league in competition with the established National and American Leagues. Backed by some of America’s wealthiest merchants and industrialists, the new organization posed a real challenge to baseball’s prevailing structure. For the next two years the well-established leagues fought back furiously in the press, in the courts, and on the field. The story of this fascinating and complex historical battle centers on the machinations of both the owners and the players, as the Federals struggled for profits and status, and players organized baseball’s first real union. Award winning author, Daniel R. Levitt gives us the most authoritative account yet published of the short-lived Federal League, the last professional baseball league to challenge the National League and American League monopoly.
Records And Briefs Of The United States Supreme Court
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
Records And Briefs Of The United States Supreme Court written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.
Whales Terriers And Terrapins The Federal League 1914 15
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Author : Steve West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-29
Whales Terriers And Terrapins The Federal League 1914 15 written by Steve West and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-29 with categories.
The Federal League formed in 1913 as an "outlaw league" in six cities across the Midwest. In 1914 it added two teams and declared itself a major league. The league's owners "stole" players from the two existing major leagues and put teams in some of the same cities. Both the American and National Leagues struck back. After the 1915 season, with several Federal League teams struggling financially, the two more-established leagues bought out several teams. This caused the collapse of the Federal League. The impact of the Federal League on baseball is still felt today. The league filed one of the first antitrust lawsuits against Organized Baseball. The case ended up in the court of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who looms large in baseball history. Although that case was settled, a later lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court. The Court decided that baseball is entertainment and thus not subject to antitrust law. This decision has had a wide-ranging effect on the business of baseball. For a physical reminder of the Federal League, one can still see the ballpark built for the Chicago Whales, now known as Wrigley Field.
Major Leagues
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Author : David Pietrusza
language : en
Publisher: Church & Reid
Release Date : 1991
Major Leagues written by David Pietrusza and has been published by Church & Reid this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Sports & Recreation categories.
New major leagues have sprung up throughout the history of baseball, both long-term successes (the American and National leagues) and the transitory, of which the Federal League (1914-15) and the Mexican League (1946) were two. Some leagues were born of noble motives (the Union Association, 1884, to abolish the reserve clause); others, farcical (the Global League, 1969). And many were stillborn, never playing that first inning (such as the Continental League, 1959-60). Here is their history and an analysis of the conditions that determined success or failure. “This is a first class work in the comprehensive baseball history category and belongs on the shelf along with those impressive volumes of Harold Seymour and David Voigt.”— Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Bibliography Committee Newsletter “Well-researched . . . worthy” — Library Journal
The Federal League Of 1914 1915
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Author : Marc Okkonen
language : en
Publisher: Society for Amer Baseball
Release Date : 1989-01-01
The Federal League Of 1914 1915 written by Marc Okkonen and has been published by Society for Amer Baseball this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Encyclopedia Of Major League Baseball Clubs The American League
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Author : Steven A. Riess
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Encyclopedia Of Major League Baseball Clubs The American League written by Steven A. Riess and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Baseball teams categories.
The Continental League
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Author : Russell D. Buhite
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2014-05-01
The Continental League written by Russell D. Buhite and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Long before there was Moneyball, a group of investors led by baseball legend Branch Rickey proposed a new economic model for baseball. Based on an innovative approach to evaluating and developing talent, the Continental League was the last serious attempt to form a third Major League. The league’s brief history affords a glimpse of any number of missed chances for America’s game. As one of the original Continental Leaguers, historian Russell D. Buhite is—literally—talking “inside baseball” when he describes what happened in 1959 and 1960. Part memoir, part history, his account of the origin, development, and eventual undoing of the Continental League explores the organization’s collective corporate structure as well as its significant role in building a thriving Minor League and forcing expansion on Major League Baseball. Buhite captures a lost era in baseball history and examines its lasting impact on the game.
The Minors
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Author : Neil J. Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1990-03-15
The Minors written by Neil J. Sullivan and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-03-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This impressive history of baseball in the smaller towns and cities of the U.S. is divided into three sections. The first covers the years from 1877 to 1920, when the modern game was evolving and the general outlines of major and minor leagues were taking shape; the second treats the period from 1920 to 1950, the golden age of the minors; the third is devoted to the expansion of the majors and the rise of television, both of which all but destroyed the minors, reducing the number of leagues from 59 to 21.
Paths To Glory
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Author : Daniel R. Levitt
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2004
Paths To Glory written by Daniel R. Levitt and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An essential experience of being a baseball fan is the hopeful anticipation of seeing the hometown nine make a run at winning the World Series. In Paths to Glory, Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt review how teams build themselves up into winners. What makes a winning team like the 1900 Brooklyn Superbas or the 1917 White Sox or the 1997 Florida Marlins? And how are these teams different? What makes each championship team a unique product of its time? Armour and Levitt provide the historical context to show how the sport's business side has changed dramatically but its competitive environment remains the same. Utilizing new statistics to evaluate a player's value and career patterns, Armour and Levitt explore the teams that took risks, created their own opportunities, and changed the game. How did the Washington Senators achieve the unthinkable and blow past Babe Ruth's Yankees in 1924 and 1925? How did the 1965 Minnesota Twins quickly rise to the top and why did they just as suddenly fall? Did Charlie Finley assemble the last old-fashioned championship team before free agency, or was the Moustache Gang another example of winning by building from within? Why did the star-laden Red Sox of the 1930s keep falling short? In exploring these teams and more, Armour and Levitt analyze the players, the managers, and the executives who built teams to win and then lived with the consequences.