Record #:

21681

Author(s):

Buhite, Russell D.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 81 Issue 4, Oct 2004, p426-460 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Baseball