LEADER 02008nam 2200433 450 001 9910795667403321 005 20230629215913.0 010 $a9781496232199$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781496207036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6891086 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6891086 035 $a(CKB)21251139800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921251139800041 100 $a20221001d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStumbling around the bases $ethe American league's mismanagement in the expansion eras /$fAndy McCue 210 1$aLincoln, Nebraska :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (204 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: McCue, Andy Stumbling around the Bases Lincoln : Nebraska,c2022 9781496207036 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Uncooperative Partners -- 2. Starting Down the Road to Eclipse -- 3. Demographics -- 4. The Boys Club-Eight Men in a Room -- 5. The First Expansion -- 6. New Blood, Bad Blood-Ten Men at a Table -- 7. Changing the Guard -- 8. The Young Turks -- 9. The Luckiest City since Hiroshima -- 10. The Nadir -- 11. The New Guard-Twelve Men at a Table -- 12. Expansion Three -- 13. Comeback and Irrelevance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThe first examination of the management of the American League and its consequences for the twentieth century. 606 $aBaseball teams 606 $aBaseball teams$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aBaseball teams. 615 0$aBaseball teams$xHistory. 676 $a796.357640973 700 $aMcCue$b Andy$01516426 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910795667403321 996 $aStumbling around the bases$93752895 997 $aUNINA