Baseball in 1889: Players vs. Owners

by Daniel M. Pearson

Book Overview

Even before the 1889 baseball season began, battle lines had been drawn as shown in this history of 19th-century baseball. In the National League, the Players Brotherhood, led by New York Giants shortstop John Montgomery, challenged the insulting classification system devised by league owners. While American Association players had no Brotherhood, they proved capable of organizing impromptu responses to abusive treatment by owners. Owners battled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879726180
• ISBN13: 9780879726188
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Popular Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"