The National Game

John Rossi offers not only an expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years; he shows how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over time. The National Game chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations to radio and television-without neglecting the colorful players and managers who have won the hearts of fans. "A succinct, knowledgeable synopsis...recommended."-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post.