{"product_id":"branch-rickey-in-pittsburgh-baseballs-trailblazing-general-manager-for-the-pirates-1950-1955-paperback","title":"Branch Rickey in Pittsburgh: Baseball's Trailblazing General Manager for the Pirates, 1950-1955 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Branch Rickey was one of the most important and charismatic figures in all of baseball, the archetype for all general managers who would follow. His contributions to the game were both numerous and highly significant; they include the desegregation of the majors, airline travel to road games, and the innovation of the minor league \"farm\" system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work focuses on Rickey's tenure as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1950 through 1955. In addition to contemporary accounts, Rickey's personal correspondence and interoffice memorandums are used to document his struggle to revamp the fate of a small-market team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e has written cover stories for \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElysian Fields Quarterly.\u003c\/i\u003e His article \"Clemente's First Spring\" won the 1998 Macmillan-SABR Baseball Research Award. He lives in Lebanon, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 223\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.92 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468209635581,"sku":"9780786408399","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/b25CZHBqYzNlSTd4dFZ5WFB5K2Jadz09.webp?v=1777285812","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/branch-rickey-in-pittsburgh-baseballs-trailblazing-general-manager-for-the-pirates-1950-1955-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}