Gathering Crowds

This book captures the state of baseball after the demise of the reserve clause. It reveals how baseball endured a lengthy strike and drug scandals to prosper as it never had before, and offers insight into issues involving race, women, and sexual orientation.

Paul Hensler is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and the author of several essays on baseball published by SABR. He lives in Beacon Falls, Connecticut.

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Fight Over Labor Chapter 2: Money, Money, Money Chapter 3: A Tale of Three Commissioners Chapter 4: The Pervasion of Drugs Chapter 5: Take Me Out to the (Newer) Ballpark Chapter 6: Expansion, Rumors of Expansion, and Ownership Changes Chapter 7: Front Office Architects Chapter 8: Marketing the Game Chapter 9: Societal Issues Afterword Notes Bibliography Index About the Author