Overview
Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the "asterisk" next to Roger Maris's record. But his tenure as commissioner carried the game through pivotal changes--television, continued integration, West Coast expansion and labor unrest. During those 14 years, and 17 more as National League president, he witnessed baseball history from the perspective of a man who began as a sportswriter. This biography of Frick, whose tenure sparked lively debate about the commissioner's role, provides a detailed narrative of his career and the events and characters of mid-20th century baseball.
- | Author: John P. Carvalho
- | Publisher: Mcfarland & Company
- | Publication Date: Nov 09, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 324 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Sports & Recreation
- | ISBN-10: 0786495324
- | ISBN-13: 9780786495320
