The Imperfect Diamond: A History of Baseball's Labor Wars

by Lee Lowenfish

Robert W Creamer (Foreword) and Lee Lowenfish (Introduction)

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From the introduction of the reserve clause in 1879 to the lockout and new basic agreement of 1990, baseball players have been engaged in one of the longest and most colorful labor struggles in our nation's history. The Imperfect Diamond tells the stories of the players and their opponents, the powerful owners: how John Montgomery Ward led the Players League Rebellion of 1890; the rise and fall of David Fultz and the Baseball Players Fraternity (1912-18); the iron-fisted regime of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis; the case of Danny Gardella vs. Happy Chandler and the blacklisting of the players who...Read more
  • ISBN10 0803233604
  • ISBN13 9780803233607
  • Publish Date 1 April 2010
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press
  • Imprint Bison Books
  • Edition Revised
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 352
  • Language English