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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
A couple books I don’t know I’ve seen yet:
Only The Ball Was White: A history of Black ball players and all-Black baseball teams.
Lords of the Realm: Kind of, for me, the Lies My Teacher Told Me of baseball: the book that opened my eyes to the real history of baseball and especially the strife between the players and owners.
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Both among the best I've come across... Lords of the Realm is obviously dated in some ways but really any serious baseball fan with interest in how the game is organized or run will learn ALL kinds of interesting things and stories. You'll never think about the cartel in the same way again!