New Boys of Summer (eBook)

Baseball's Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties

Paul Hensler (Autor)

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2017
316 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0260-2 (ISBN)

Infos

In the 1960s, especially in the latter half of the decade, Major League Baseball went through a multitude of changes and innovations. This book tells the story of this dynamic period, including the election of a new commissioner, league expansion, a boycott of spring training, rule changes, the retirement of legends, and a new generation of stars.

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The 1960s were among the most compelling years in the history of the United States, from the intensifying clamor for civil rights to the tragic incidents of assassination and war. Caught up in this sea of restlessness was major league baseball, and the manner in which baseball addressed the challenges of this decade would have a lasting impact on the game. In The New Boys of Summer: Baseballs Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties, Paul Hensler looks at the key issues confronting baseball during this tumultuous time. Hensler carefully examines how domestic racial issues, the war in Vietnam, assassinations of prominent public figures, youthful rebellion, and drug use each placed their imprint on the game just as baseball was about to celebrate its centennial season. The expansion of both the American and National leagues is also covered in depth, as are the new divisional alignments and major rule changes that were implemented in 1969. Other factors impacting the national pastime include the appointment of Bowie Kuhn as commissioner, the rising influence of Marvin Miller as the director of the players association, the construction of modern stadiums, and the rapid developments in information technology. An earlier generation of players was venerated as the Boys of Summer, and indeed, they continue to hold their rightful place in baseball's legend and lore; but in the late 1960s, a fresh cast of characters made their own mark as transformations in the game brought baseball into the new modern era. Baseball historians and fans alike will be entertained and informed by this fresh look at the national pastime in the decade of discontent.

Autor

Paul Hensler is a baseball historian and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He has written for NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture and the Baseball Research Journal. Hensler is the author of The American League in Transition, 1965-1975: How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn’t (2013).

Inhalt

Preface AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: At the ThresholdChapter 2: The Demand to ExpandChapter 3: American League Expansion: One Up, One DownChapter 4: National League Expansion: One Up, One Almost DownChapter 5: The Commissioners – An Unknown Soldier and an Unknown LawyerChapter 6: Marvin Miller Comes To PlayChapter 7: Race, War, Politics, and Cultural ZeitgeistChapter 8: On the Way Out... and Up and ComingChapter 9: The Year of the Pitcher, and Changes to the RulesChapter 10: From Ballparks to StadiumsChapter 11: Does IT Matter?: The Rise of the Information AgeAfterwordBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.10.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 27 Illustrations including: - 21 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 6 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1960s baseball • American baseball league • american pastime • Baseball • baseball development • baseball history • baseball in the 1960s • baseball in the 60s • baseball in the sixties • baseball's response to domestic issues • Bowie Kuhn • cultural impact of baseball • development of baseball • evolution of baseball • Major League Baseball • Marvin Miller • MLB • modern baseball • National baseball league • national pastime • new era of baseball • societal impact of baseball • transformation of baseball
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0260-9 / 1538102609
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0260-2 / 9781538102602