num_pages: 384
description: In this book, Burk traces the turbulent labor history of American baseball since 1921: from rigidly maintained racial segregation and players' crushed attempts to unionize; through the civil rights movement and the arrival of television; to the establishment of unions for players and umpires, who fought increasingly bitter struggles to acquire and keep higher pay, pensions, and occupational mobility.
language: English
title: Much More Than a Game: Players, Owners, and American Baseball since 1921
titlecomplete: Much More Than a Game: Players, Owners, and American Baseball since 1921
genres: Baseball
ratings_count: 12
series: Players, Owners, and American Baseball
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press