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1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game where they had a real voice. Midway through the season, a game-changing strike ripped baseball apart, the only time a season had ever been stopped in the middle because of a strike. Marvin Miller and the Players' Association squared off against Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the owners in a fight to protect players' rights to free agency and defend America's pastime.Though a time-bomb was ticking as the 1981 season began, the game rose to impressive—and now legendary—heights. Pete Rose broke Stan Musial's National League hit record and rookie Fernando Valenzuela was creating a sensation as the best pitcher in the league when the stadiums went dark and the players went on strike. For the first time in history, there were first and second-half champions and the two teams with the overall best records in the National League were not awarded playoff...

Author

Jeff Katz

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466843776

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.76 / 5 (151 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14