A. G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport

by Peter Levine

Book Overview

A. G. Spalding was a key figure in the professionalization and commercialization of American sports. Co-founder of baseball's National League, owner of the Chicago White Stockings (later Cubs), and founder of a sporting goods business that made him a millionaire, Spalding not only willed baseball to be our national pastime but also contributed to making sport a significant part of American life. This biography captures the zest, flamboyance, and creativity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195035526
• ISBN13: 9780195035520
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.