Legal Decisions That Shaped Modern Baseball

The late Patrick K. Thornton was a professor in the sports management department at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. Popov v. Hayashidelete deleteThe Legal Battle Over the Barry Bonds 73rd Home Run Ball2. Metropolitan Exhibition Company v. Warddelete deleteBaseball’s First Significant Legal Case3. Philadelphia Ball Club v. Lajoiedelete deleteNapoleon Lajoie Bolts to the American League4. O’Connor v. St. Louis American League Baseballdelete deleteThe Legendary Dispute Over the 1910 American League Batting Title5. People v. Cicottedelete deleteThe Black Sox and Baseball’s Most Famous Trial6. Rose v. Giamattidelete deleteThe All-Time Hit Leader Is Banned from the Game7. The Arbitration Case of John Rockerdelete deleteJohn Rocker Speaks His Mind About Race Relations8. New York State Division of Human Rights v. New York– Pennsylvania Professional Baseball LeaguePostema v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Bernice Gera and Pam Postema Try to Break Baseball’s Glass Ceiling9. Flood v. Kuhndelete deleteCurt Flood Takes His Challenge Over Baseball’s Reserve Clause to the U.S. Supreme Court10. Andy Messersmith/Dave McNally Arbitration Casedelete delete Players Win Their Freedom in Arbitration11. Baseball’s Collusion Casesdelete delete Free Agents Take On the Owners12. Schentzel v. Philadelphia Baseball ClubBenejam v. Detroit Tigers, Inc.delete delete A Day at the Ballpark Isn’t Always a Can of Corn13. C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing v. Major League Baseball Advanced Mediadelete delete Baseball’s Battle for the Box Score: A Constitutional Question14. The Arbitration Case of Steve Howedelete delete Testing Baseball’s PatienceChapter NotesBibliographyIndex