The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League

by William A. Cook

By the mid-1870s, gambling in baseball threatened the public's confidence in the sport and its very existence as a professional enterprise. Recognizing this, Chicago owner William A. Hulbert and seven of his colleagues formed the National League, dedicating it to such high-minded ideals as preventing contract jumping and, most importantly, eliminating gambling from the sport.

Hulbert's new league was severely threatened in 1877 by a gambling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786421797
• ISBN13: 9780786421794
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher