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The Continental League and Its Western Carolina League Affiliate: Branch Rickey's Second Finest Hour
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21681
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This article examines the role Branch Rickey had in the 1959 to 1960 campaign to create a third major league, the Continental League, in major league baseball. The National and American Leagues opposed the action and killed the proposal by promising to add additional major league teams.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 81 Issue 4, Oct 2004,
p426-460 , il, por, f
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