01794nam 2200457 450 991081035150332120200818144751.00-252-05079-7(CKB)4100000007332229(MiAaPQ)EBC5625092(EXLCZ)99410000000733222920190115d2018 ub 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBaseball a history of America's game /Benjamin G. RaderFourth edition.Urbana ;Chicago ;Springfield :University of Illinois Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (258 pages)Sport and SocietyIllinois History of SportsPrevious edition: 2008.0-252-04205-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt -- The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties -- The steroid era -- Baseball's new order.Sport and society.Illinois history of sports.BaseballUnited StatesHistoryBaseballHistory.796.357090973Rader Benjamin G.573071MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810351503321Baseball4032843UNINA