William M. Simons is professor of history at the State University of New York–Oneonta.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments (William M. Simons)Introduction (William M. Simons)Part I: Baseball History, Myth, and the American PastBaseball’s Unchanging Past: A Necessary Illusion (John Thorn)Baseball’s Winter of Discontent, 1926–1927 (Charles DeMotte)The 1926 World Series: A Reflection of the “Roaring Twenties” (Paul E. Doutrich)A Wife’s Memento and Memorial: The Lou Gehrig Scrapbooks (Jon S. Arakaki)The Rise and Demise of Minor League Baseball in Oneonta, delete1966–2010 (Michael Sokolow)Part II: Decade of Transition: The 1960s in Baseball and AmericaThe New Frontier: Baseball and the Zeitgeist of JFK’s America (William M. Simons)Marvin Miller and Free Agency: The Pivotal Year, 1969 (David A. Bohmer)Part III: Baseball Economics: Owners, Profits, and the PublicMLB Leaks Financial Statements: A Factual Analysis (Kenneth Winter and Michael J. Haupert)The Building of Yankee Stadium: Tax-Exempt Bonds and Federal Subsidies for the Richest Team in Baseball (Patricia L. Bryan)Celebrating Nostalgia, Legalizing Extortion, and Subsidizing Greed: The Hegemony of the Retro Ballpark (Timothy Jurkovac)Part IV: Out of the Bleachers: Women Umpiring and PlayingWomen in Black: Pearls of Wisdom from Behind the Plate (Perry Barber and Jean Hastings Ardell)America’s Baseball Underground: Invisible Women in the National Pastime (Jennifer Ring)Part V: Casting the Game: Stage and ScreenA Less Than Perfect Game, in a Less Than Perfect Place: The Critical Turn in Baseball Film (Marshall G. Most and Robert Rudd)Theater’s Curve Balls: Baseball Plays and the American Psyche (Tim Good)Part VI: Game of Numbers: Statistical BaseballAssessing Consumer Preference for Hall of Fame Baseball Player Cards (Michael R. McAvoy)Quality Starts: Redefining Its Relevance (Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.)Index

William M. Simons is professor of history at the State University of New York–Oneonta.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments (William M. Simons)Introduction (William M. Simons)Part I: Baseball History, Myth, and the American PastBaseball’s Unchanging Past: A Necessary Illusion (John Thorn)Baseball’s Winter of Discontent, 1926–1927 (Charles DeMotte)The 1926 World Series: A Reflection of the “Roaring Twenties” (Paul E. Doutrich)A Wife’s Memento and Memorial: The Lou Gehrig Scrapbooks (Jon S. Arakaki)The Rise and Demise of Minor League Baseball in Oneonta, delete1966–2010 (Michael Sokolow)Part II: Decade of Transition: The 1960s in Baseball and AmericaThe New Frontier: Baseball and the Zeitgeist of JFK’s America (William M. Simons)Marvin Miller and Free Agency: The Pivotal Year, 1969 (David A. Bohmer)Part III: Baseball Economics: Owners, Profits, and the PublicMLB Leaks Financial Statements: A Factual Analysis (Kenneth Winter and Michael J. Haupert)The Building of Yankee Stadium: Tax-Exempt Bonds and Federal Subsidies for the Richest Team in Baseball (Patricia L. Bryan)Celebrating Nostalgia, Legalizing Extortion, and Subsidizing Greed: The Hegemony of the Retro Ballpark (Timothy Jurkovac)Part IV: Out of the Bleachers: Women Umpiring and PlayingWomen in Black: Pearls of Wisdom from Behind the Plate (Perry Barber and Jean Hastings Ardell)America’s Baseball Underground: Invisible Women in the National Pastime (Jennifer Ring)Part V: Casting the Game: Stage and ScreenA Less Than Perfect Game, in a Less Than Perfect Place: The Critical Turn in Baseball Film (Marshall G. Most and Robert Rudd)Theater’s Curve Balls: Baseball Plays and the American Psyche (Tim Good)Part VI: Game of Numbers: Statistical BaseballAssessing Consumer Preference for Hall of Fame Baseball Player Cards (Michael R. McAvoy)Quality Starts: Redefining Its Relevance (Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.)Index

William M. Simons is professor of history at the State University of New York–Oneonta.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments (William M. Simons)Introduction (William M. Simons)Part I: Baseball History, Myth, and the American PastBaseball’s Unchanging Past: A Necessary Illusion (John Thorn)Baseball’s Winter of Discontent, 1926–1927 (Charles DeMotte)The 1926 World Series: A Reflection of the “Roaring Twenties” (Paul E. Doutrich)A Wife’s Memento and Memorial: The Lou Gehrig Scrapbooks (Jon S. Arakaki)The Rise and Demise of Minor League Baseball in Oneonta, delete1966–2010 (Michael Sokolow)Part II: Decade of Transition: The 1960s in Baseball and AmericaThe New Frontier: Baseball and the Zeitgeist of JFK’s America (William M. Simons)Marvin Miller and Free Agency: The Pivotal Year, 1969 (David A. Bohmer)Part III: Baseball Economics: Owners, Profits, and the PublicMLB Leaks Financial Statements: A Factual Analysis (Kenneth Winter and Michael J. Haupert)The Building of Yankee Stadium: Tax-Exempt Bonds and Federal Subsidies for the Richest Team in Baseball (Patricia L. Bryan)Celebrating Nostalgia, Legalizing Extortion, and Subsidizing Greed: The Hegemony of the Retro Ballpark (Timothy Jurkovac)Part IV: Out of the Bleachers: Women Umpiring and PlayingWomen in Black: Pearls of Wisdom from Behind the Plate (Perry Barber and Jean Hastings Ardell)America’s Baseball Underground: Invisible Women in the National Pastime (Jennifer Ring)Part V: Casting the Game: Stage and ScreenA Less Than Perfect Game, in a Less Than Perfect Place: The Critical Turn in Baseball Film (Marshall G. Most and Robert Rudd)Theater’s Curve Balls: Baseball Plays and the American Psyche (Tim Good)Part VI: Game of Numbers: Statistical BaseballAssessing Consumer Preference for Hall of Fame Baseball Player Cards (Michael R. McAvoy)Quality Starts: Redefining Its Relevance (Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.)Index