Book Reviews

Abstract

Andrew Zimbalist, a Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College reviews “Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption”, by Nathaniel Grow. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Analyzes recently released documents from the National Baseball Hall of Fame to trace the Federal Baseball litigation from 1914 to 1922 in order to explain how the Supreme Court reached its decision in the Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs case. Discusses the rivalry beginning in 1913; the opening salvos--December 1913 to June 1914; the Federal League striking back--June 1914 to December 1914; the Landis case--January 1915; the long wait--February 1915 to February 1916; an aborted trial--February 1916 to June 1917; Baltimore going to trial, again--June 1917 to April 1919; the defense and verdict--April 1919; and the appeal and final decision--May 1919 to October 1922. Grow is Assistant Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.”