Legal Decisions That Shaped Modern Baseball

by Patrick K. Thornton

Book Overview

This work takes a look at the cases that have had a significant influence on the game of baseball, such as Flood v. Kuhn and Garvey v. MLB, which either made it to the U.S. Supreme Court or brought up major legal issues in baseball. Also included are cases that explore legal issues in baseball but are not as well known and cases that appear in most sports law books. For each case, the historical and legal significance of the decision...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786437804
• ISBN13: 9780786437801
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher