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by
Justin McKinney (Author)
Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league’s brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator–along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.
Author Biography
Justin Mckinney is a baseball researcher and archivist living in Canada. He has written articles on 19th century and early 20th century baseball for the SABR Research Journal Base Ball: Journal of the Early Game, and the SABR Biography Project, and writes about deceased baseball players at
Number of Pages: 277Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.92 x 6.93 INPublication Date: November 11, 2022
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