Major League Turbulence

Major League Turbulence
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781476640662
ISBN-13 : 1476640661
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Book Synopsis Major League Turbulence by : Douglas M. Branson

Download or read book Major League Turbulence written by Douglas M. Branson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball. Dock Ellis (Pirates, Yankees) and Dick Allen (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox) epitomized the era with recreational drug use (Ellis), labor strife (Allen), and the questioning of authority. Both men were Black Power advocates at a time when the movement was growing in baseball. In the 1970s and 1980s, Marvin Miller and the Major League Baseball Players Association fought numerous, mostly victorious battles with MLB and team owners. This book chronicles a turbulent period in baseball, and in American life, that led directly to the performance-enhancing drug era and the dramatically changed nature of the game.


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