About the Author

James Edward Miller, a prize-winning historian, has been an Orioles fan since the age of eight.

Reviews

A detailed, thoughtful analysis of the Baltimore Orioles since 1953."ALA Booklist"

Mr. Miller has provided enthusiasts and critics alike with a solid double to left.Louis Rukeyser, "New York Times Book Review"

"A detailed, thoughtful analysis of the Baltimore Orioles since 1953."ALA Booklist""

"Mr. Miller has provided enthusiasts and critics alike with a solid double to left.Louis Rukeyser, "New York Times Book Review""

A first-rate rundown on how major-league baseball has become a uniquely commercial enterprise as well as a sport."Kirkus Reviews"

A prodigious achievement."Sporting News"

The down-and-up fortunes of the Orioles make for a rich story and a profitable read."Publishers Weekly"

A detailed, thoughtful analysis of the Baltimore Orioles since 1953.

"ALA Booklist"

Mr. Miller has provided enthusiasts and critics alike with a solid double to left.

Louis Rukeyser, "New York Times Book Review"

"A detailed, thoughtful analysis of the Baltimore Orioles since 1953.

"ALA Booklist""

"Mr. Miller has provided enthusiasts and critics alike with a solid double to left.

Louis Rukeyser, "New York Times Book Review""

A first-rate rundown on how major-league baseball has become a uniquely commercial enterprise as well as a sport.

"Kirkus Reviews"

A prodigious achievement.

"Sporting News"

The down-and-up fortunes of the Orioles make for a rich story and a profitable read.

"Publishers Weekly"

The thrust of our national pastime as a business rather than merely a sport has intensified since the end of World War II, particularly during the last two decades. In this instructive study, Miller ( The United States and Italy, 1940-1950 ) looks at the marketing and economics of baseball, focusing on the Orioles of Baltimore. He examines the decline of the team's farm system, caused in part by the spread of television coverage of major league games; by the move of white city-dwellers to the suburbs with the concomitant failure of baseball to attract inner-city blacks to the ballpark; and especially by the increased power of the players as the reserve clause was ended and free agency began. The down-and-up fortunes of the Orioles make for a rich story and a profitable read. Photos. (Mar.)