Baseball's new frontier : a history of expansion, 1961-1998 /

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"When Major League Baseball first expanded in 1961 with the addition of the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators, it started a trend that saw the number of franchises almost double, from sixteen to thirty, while baseball attendance grew by 44 percent. The story behind this staggering...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zimniuch, Fran
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Major League Baseball (Organization) > History > 20th century.
Major League Baseball (Organization)
1900-1999
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Essays & Writings.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Statistics.
Baseball
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Go West Young Men
  • 2. Continental League
  • 3. First Expansion
  • 1961: The Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators
  • 4. First Expansion Part Deux
  • 1962: The Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets
  • 5. Second Wave
  • 1969: The Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos
  • 6. Pendulum of Power Swings to the Players
  • 7. North by Northwest
  • 1977: The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners
  • 8. Thin Air and Immediate Success
  • 1993: The Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins
  • 9. Baseball's Final Expansion?
  • 1998: The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • 10. Expanding on Expansion
  • 11. Bottom Feeding: Taking Advantage of the New Kids in Town
  • 12. Characters of Expansion Who Have Brightened the Game
  • 13. Baseball's Brave New World: Where We've Been and What the Future Holds.

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