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Frick* : baseball's third commissioner / John P. Carvalho.

Title
Frick* : baseball's third commissioner / John P. Carvalho.
Author
Carvalho, John
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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viii, 316 pages; 23 cm
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"--
Subject
  • Frick, Ford C
  • Baseball commissioners > United States > Biography
  • Baseball > United States > History
  • Baseball
  • Baseball commissioners
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- 1. The Maris Decision -- 2. Early Years -- 3. The Babe Ruth Problem -- 4. A New NL President -- 5. Fame and Fighting -- 6. The War -- 7. A New Commissioner -- 8. Integration -- 9. Chandler Out, Frick In -- 10 . Reconstruction -- 11. Old Problems, New Problems -- 12. To the West Coast -- 13. Game Two Begins -- 14. The Third League -- 15. Expansion -- 16. Exit Strategy -- 17. Extra Innings.
ISBN
  • 9780786495320
  • 0786495324
LCCN
^^2016046068
OCLC
  • 954104807
  • SCSB-12536567
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library