Major League Turbulence

Baseball in the Era of Drug Use, Labor Strife and Black Power, 1968-1988

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball. Dock Ellis (Pirates, Yankees) and Dick Allen (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox) epitomized the era with recreational drug use (Ellis), labor strife (Allen), and the questioning of authority. Both men were Black Power advocates at a time when the movement was growing in baseball. In the 1970s and 1980s, Marvin Miller and the Major League Baseball Players Association fought numerous, mostly victorious battles with MLB and team owners. This book chronicles a turbulent period in baseball, and in American life, that led directly to the performance-enhancing drug era and the dramatically changed nature of the game.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-10-11
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor257
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476680583

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Table of ContentsPreface1. Tabula Rasa: Baseball’s Golden Age2. The Age of Innocence’s Final Years3. Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind4. In the Steel City: Dock Ellis, 1968–19755. Standard Bearer as Black Power Surfaces?6. In the City of Brotherly Love: Dick Allen, 1963–19707. Baseball’s Biggest Outlaw8. Pride of Wampum, Pennsylvania9. Similarities and Differences: Ellis Versus Allen10. Effects on the Game11. Recreational Drugs Creep into Baseball12. White Powder’s Allure13. Drugs Come of Age14. The Pittsburgh Drug Trials15. Marvin Miller, the MLBPA, and Labor Strife16. Twists and Turns in the Demise of the Reserve System17. Major League Baseball’s Non-Answer18. MLB’s Drug Abuse Target: Steve Howe19. Users Left by the Wayside20. Turbulence as the Bridge to PEDs21. MLB Finally Regulates Drug UsePostscriptChapter NotesBibliographyIndex