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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10078640535X
ISBN-139780786405350
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038721220
Product Key Features
Book TitleIndependent Carolina Baseball League, 1936-1938 : Baseball Outlaws
Number of Pages299 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBaseball / History
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorScott Verner, R. G. Utley
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight56.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-029121
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal796.3/5764/09757
SynopsisShortly after the independent Carolina League was formed in 1936, officials of the National Association of Professional Baseball--which oversaw what was known as organized baseball, including the major leagues--began a campaign to destroy the league. The NAPB declared the Carolina League outlaw and blacklisted its players because their teams were pirating professionally-contracted ballplayers with the lure of higher wages, small-town hero worship and a career off-season.Backed into a corner, the Carolina League wore its outlaw label with a defiant swagger, challenging the all-powerful monopoly of organized professional baseball and its standard player contract. This complete history of the league reveals how it persevered through three tumultuous seasons, fueled by the tight-knit community spirit of North Carolina Piedmont textile towns. Over its three seasons of existence, the Carolina League attracted professional baseball players from all over the country and it gave the players control over their careers, setting a standard that was resisted until free agency was adopted in 1973.
LC Classification NumberGV875.C37U85 1999
