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Baseball: The Golden Age
In The Golden Age , Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills explore the glorious era when the game truly captured the American imagination, with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in the spotlight.
Beginning with the formation of the two major leagues in 1903, when baseball officially entered its "golden age" of popularity, the authors examine the changes in the organization of professional baseball--from an unwieldy three-man commission to the strong one-man rule of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. They depicts how the play on the field shifted from the low-scoring, pitcher-dominated game of the "dead ball" era before World War I to the higher scoring of the 1920's "lively ball" era, with emphasis on home runs, best exemplified by the exploits of Babe Ruth.
On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on The Early Years (1960), The Golden Age (1971) and The People's Game (1991).
Beginning with the formation of the two major leagues in 1903, when baseball officially entered its "golden age" of popularity, the authors examine the changes in the organization of professional baseball--from an unwieldy three-man commission to the strong one-man rule of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. They depicts how the play on the field shifted from the low-scoring, pitcher-dominated game of the "dead ball" era before World War I to the higher scoring of the 1920's "lively ball" era, with emphasis on home runs, best exemplified by the exploits of Babe Ruth.
On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on The Early Years (1960), The Golden Age (1971) and The People's Game (1991).
512 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 1971
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January 18, 2021
Like his earlier book, the Golden Age is exhaustively researched and covers the off-the-field aspects of the game, largely concerned with the league owners, league structure, baseball economics, and battles among the players and owners. It covers the time period of about 1901 to 1929, describing events in excruciating detail. On-the-field performance of teams and players are largely mentioned only in passing, except for the final two chapters, which seem like an afterthought. If you are interested in a baseball history that covers in detail what happened on the field during this period, this book is not for you.
August 17, 2012
The second of three volumes, Seymour tackles the "Babe Ruth era" when baseball truly became the national pastime. Very written and entertaining.
June 8, 2016
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