You'll come away with a greater understanding of the nuts and bolts of
baseball... delivered in easy-to-understand language.
E-book Table of Contents:
Section I: Important Terminology
All About the Transactions
- amateur draft
- arbitration
- free agent/free agency
- option
- release
- reserve clause
- roster
- trade
- waivers
Who’s Who and What’s What in the Front Office
- agent
- commissioner
- expansion team
- farm system
- general manager
- luxury tax
- National Agreement
- scout
- winter meetings
Section II: Important People
Four Crucial Players
- Curt Flood (outfielder, 1956–71)
- Jim “Catfish” Hunter (pitcher, 1965–79)
- Dave McNally (pitcher, 1962–75)
- Andy Messersmith (pitcher, 1968–78)
11 Influential Owners & Executives
- Charles Comiskey (owner)
- Charles O. Finley (owner)
- William Hulbert (executive)
- Bancroft “Ban” Johnson (AL President)
- Larry MacPhail (executive)
- Walter O’Malley (owner)
- Branch Rickey (executive)
- Ted Turner (owner)
- Albert Goodwill Spalding (pitcher; executive/businessman)
- George Steinbrenner (owner)
- Bill Veeck (owner)
Baseball’s Nine Commissioners
- A. B. “Happy” Chandler (commissioner, 1945–51)
- William “Spike” Eckert (commissioner, 1966–68)
- Ford Frick (commissioner, 1934–65)
- Bart Giamatti (commissioner, 1989)
- Bowie Kuhn (commissioner, 1969-1984)
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis (commissioner, 1921–44)
- Bud Selig (commissioner, 1992-present)
- Peter Ueberroth (commissioner, 1984-1989)
- Fay Vincent (commissioner, 1989-1992)
Three Union Leaders
- Donald Fehr (union leader, 1984-present)
- Marvin Miller (union leader, 1966–84)
- Robert Murphy (labor leader)
Section III: Important Events
- 1876: National League Founded
- 1901: American League War
- 1919: Black Sox Scandal
- 1950s: Westward Migration
- 1961: First Expansion
- 1969: Second Expansion
- 1972: Flood v. Kuhn
- 1972: First Strike
- 1981: Longest Strike
- 1994: Most Devastating Strike
- September 14, 1994: The Day the World Series Died
Everything you need to know about the terminology, people, and events
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