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Nov 15, 2024
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HIST 3192 - History of American Baseball
American baseball, as sport, entertainment, business, and cultural institution, from origins in children’s games and spread as adult activity in mid-19th- century to emergence as full-blown professional sport after Civil War, formation of present league structures, Black Sox scandal of 1919-20, reconstitution of baseball’s governance, and Babe Ruth-dominated “golden age” of 1920s. Includes player-owner conflicts, foremost players, managers, and teams; separate development of African-American baseball. players, managers, and teams. Impact of the Depression and World War II; integration ofAfrican-American, Hispanics, and Asians; expansion geographically; development of free agency; impact of steroids and television on the sport.
Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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