xii, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-298) and index.
Contents
Pt.1. Getting organized. Unorganized baseball ; Breaking the monopoly ; The minors organize. -- Pt.2. The minors' golden age. The Baltimore Orioles ; Rickey and the farms ; The American Association ; The Newark Bears ; The Texas League ; The low minors ; The Negro leagues ; The PCL and the majors. -- Pt.3. Fall and rise. The minors collapse ; The rebound ; Lessons.