Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vi
Introduction by Edward J. Rielly     1

Archival Research: Using Documentary Records to Touch All the Bases (John A. Vernon)      3

Business: Applying Modern Financial Principles to the Babe Ruth Purchase (Michael Haupert, Kenneth Winter and Lise Graham)      19

Cultural Studies: Baseball in American Culture: A Sociocultural History of Baseball (Alar Lipping)      27

Educational Partnerships: Times, Traditions, and Technology—Teaching the Negro Leagues (Raymond Doswell, Gerald D. Bailey and Dan Lumley)      33

Experiential Learning: Journal of a Journey—Teaching Baseball on the Road (E. Michael Brady)      40

Film: O’Brien to Ryan to Goldberg—Fact, Fiction, and Cultural Stereotyping in Baseball Films (Rob Edelman)      51

Film: Baseball Cinema in the Classroom (George Grella)      61

History: Using Baseball to Teach U.S. History Since the Civil War (Jerry Rodnitzky)      69

History: Baseball and American Culture—A Seminar (William M. Simons)      77

Labor Relations: As Many Strikes as It Takes—Using Baseball to Teach Labor Relations (Karen S. Koziara)      87

Law: Even the Best Lawyers Must Know Baseball (Roger I. Abrams)      95

Law: “Legal Baseball” in the Law School Curriculum—The Contracts Example (C. Paul Rogers III)      104

Literature: Baseball Literature for General Education (Gary Gray and Gary Land)      113

Literature and Grammar: Baseball in the English Curriculum (Edward J. Rielly)      125

Native American History: More than a Game—Teaching American Indian History through Baseball (C. Richard King)      131

Philosophy: Baseball and Philosophy? “Let’s Go to the Video Tape!” (Eric Bronson)      137

Public Speaking: The Rhetoric of Baseball—Citizenship and the Public Speaking Classroom (Michael L. Butterworth)      145

Race Studies: Redefining the Narrative—Effa Manley, Jackie Robinson, and the Integration of Baseball (Robert Cvornyek)      151

Race Studies: Teaching Social Justice by Examining the Desegregation of Baseball (Joe Marren)      159

Social History: American Vice and Teaching Baseball History (Kevin Grace)      169

About the Contributors      179
Index      185