The Outlaw League and the Battle That Forged Modern Baseball

by Daniel R. Levitt

In late 1913, the newly formed Federal League declared itself a major league in competition with the established National and American Leagues. Backed by some of America's wealthiest merchants and industrialists, the new organization posed a real challenge to baseball's prevailing structure. For the next two years the well-established leagues fought back furiously in the press, in the courts, and on the field. The story of this fascinating and complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589799542
• ISBN13: 9781589799547
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"