Frick*

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Frick* is written by John P. Carvalho and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476626634 (ISBN 10) and 9781476626635 (ISBN 13).

Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the "asterisk" next to Roger Maris's record. But his tenure as commissioner carried the game through pivotal changes--television, continued integration, West Coast expansion and labor unrest. During those 14 years, and 17 more as National League president, he witnessed baseball history from the perspective of a man who began as a sportswriter. This biography of Frick, whose tenure sparked lively debate about the commissioner's role, provides a detailed narrative of his career and the events and characters of mid-20th century baseball.