The Great Baseball Revolt The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League |
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| Author:
| Ross, Robert B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-4941-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The Players League, formed in 1890, was a short-lived professional baseball league controlled and owned in part by the players themselves. The Great Baseball Revolt is a historic overview of the rise and fall of the Players League, which fielded teams in Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
The Players League, formed in 1890, was a short-lived professional baseball league controlled and owned in part by the players themselves. The Great Baseball Revolt is a historic overview of the rise and fall of the Players League, which fielded teams in Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.