A League of His Own
a.g. spalding and the business of baseball
$93.77
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2025
Summary
A.G. Spalding: Baseball Mogul, Sporting Goods Titan
Albert Goodwill Spalding was a true force of nature. He rose to fame as the star pitcher of baseball’s first professional association, and co-founded the National League, shaping the sport as we know it.
Beyond the diamond, Spalding built the world’s leading sporting goods empire, owned the team that would become the Chicago Cubs, and even orchestrated a global tour to spread baseball’s popularity. A shrewd businessman, he …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493077656 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1493077651 |
| Author: | Mark A. Stein |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Mark A. Stein
Mark Stein has worked for more than three decades as a reporter and editor at The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Bloomberg News, specializing in long-form feature and investigative articles. He shared a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for reporting about 1992 riots in Los Angeles, and then cowrote a book, Understanding the Riots: Los Angeles Before and After the Rodney King Case. He also worked with Anthony Bianco on his 1996 book The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Wal-Mart’s Everyday Low Prices Is Hurting America. Mark was raised in Santa Barbara, Calif., and has lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco and London. He currently lives near New York City with his wife and sons.
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