The Outlaw League and the Battle That Forged Modern Baseball - Levitt, Daniel R.
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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, although it struggled for profits. The established leagues fought to stop the newcomers, and the players organized baseball's first real union. The consequences of this battle would shape the business of baseball and American professional sports in general for many years to come in what PublishersWeekly has called "a richly detailed account."…mehr

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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, although it struggled for profits. The established leagues fought to stop the newcomers, and the players organized baseball's first real union. The consequences of this battle would shape the business of baseball and American professional sports in general for many years to come in what PublishersWeekly has called "a richly detailed account."
Autorenporträt
Award-winning writer and researcher Daniel R. Levitt is the author of several critically acclaimed books on baseball, including Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way, with Mark Armour which won the Sporting News–SABR Baseball Research Award. Levitt is a longtime member of the The Society for American Baseball Research, and a past president of the Minnesota chapter. He lives in Minneapolis.