Outside the Lines of Gilded Age Baseball: The Origins of the 1890 Players League

by Rob Bauer

Overview

Fans of baseball history will enjoy this book about one of the most important events in early baseball history—the rise of the 1890 Players League.

The Players League was a revolution. National League ballplayers were furious over their treatment by team owners. Between the reserve clause, salary limit plans, fines, and the blacklist, National League players felt they had no choice but to abandon the National League and strike out on their own. They built their own league and decided to challenge the National League for baseball supremacy.

This book tells the entire story of why they did so. And the Players League is one of the most important events in baseball history. Had the players succeeded, and they almost did, they would have revolutionized the sport for decades to come. Therefore, this book is critical to understanding the trajectory of baseball in the 1890s and beyond. Don't miss the chance to discover the most revolutionary event in baseball's early years.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163011896
Publisher:	Rob Bauer Books
Publication date:	05/19/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

A former college professor, Rob Bauer now brings his knowledge of the past to baseball history. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research’s 19th Century Research Committee. In 2019 he gave a presentation at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He writes a history blog on his website, robbauerbooks.com/blog, where he reviews historical fiction books and blogs about the historical influence of things as diverse as Martin Luther King, Jr., leaded gasoline, fascism, and, of course, baseball.

In addition to his nonfiction baseball research, Rob also writes historical novels balancing creative storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy. One of his books, The Buffalo Soldier, even contains some of his own historical research about 1890s Montana.

When not writing, Rob lives at the beach and tries to maintain the fiction that he’s a runner. To that end, he swears he’ll finish a marathon someday.