Ebbets to Veeck to Busch: Eight Owners Who Shaped Baseball

Of baseball there have been countless books, but, surprisingly, relatively few about the owners, the men and women who invested their time--and, frequently, their fortunes--in baseball teams. What has been written tends to concentrate on the financial aspects of ownership or individual owners and their private lives, and pays less attention to the enduring contributions certain owners have made.

Eight owners and their lasting influences on the game are the focus of this book. Charles Ebbet...