America grew rapidly after World War II-the national pastime
followed suit. Baseball dramatically changed from a 19th century
pastoral relic to a continental modern sport. Six Major League
clubs relocated to new cities, capped by the coast-to-coast moves
of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Four expansion teams
were created from thin air. Dozens of black stars emerged after
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. The players formed a
union-higher salaries materialized. This book tells the story of
baseball's metamorphosis 1945-1962, driven by larger-than-life
personalities like the bombastic Larry MacPhail, the sage Branch
Rickey, the kindly Connie Mack, the quick-witted Bill Veeck and the
wily Walter O'Malley-Hall of Famers all. The upheaval they
sparked-and sometimes failed to control-would broaden the sport's
appeal, setting the stage for tremendous growth in the half-century
to come.
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