Author : Justin Mckinney
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476680606
Baseball's Union Association by Justin Mckinney Pdf
Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league's brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator--along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.