The Imperfect Diamond: The Story of Baseball's Reserve System and the Men Who Fought To Change It

Lowenfish, Lee and Tony Lupien

ISBN 10: 0812827090 / ISBN 13: 9780812827095

Published by Stein and Day, New York, 1980

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Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by Lupien Dust Jacket a trifle rubbed. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0812827090. ISBN/EAN: 9780812827095. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21750.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Imperfect Diamond: The Story of Baseball's Reserve System and the Men Who Fought To Change It
• Publisher: Stein and Day, New York
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812827090
• ISBN 13: 9780812827095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports & Pastimes

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Synopsis

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 jumped to the Mexican League; the founding of the Baseball Players Association in 1953 and the tempestuous but triumphant reign of Marvin Miller; the struggles of Curt Flood, Andy Messersmith, and Dave McNally, and how they brought about the demise of the reserve clause; the unprecedented midseason strike of 1981 and the collusion cases of the late 1980s.