1930 Winter Meetings: The Judge and the Mahatma Debate the Chain Store System
Prologue
The American National Leagues each held individual…
1862 Winter Meetings: Static Rules and the Great Conflict
“The disturbed state of the country and the fact that the baseball…
1931 Winter Meetings: Baseball Gets a Taste of Depression
As the major-league ownership gathered in Chicago, Illinois from…
1863 Winter Meetings: The Game Remains the Same
As the Civil War continued to impact America, the population…
1932 Winter Meetings: Wealth of Changes Revitalizes Baseball in Poor Times
Introduction and Context
America was engulfed in the Great…
1864 Winter Meetings: To Fly or Not and Other Monumental Changes
Dr. Joseph Jones of the Excelsiors club, former president of…
1933 Winter Meetings: The Sell-Off
Introduction and Context
Some of the best players in baseball…
1865 Winter Meetings: National Association of Base Ball Players
In choosing December as the best month of the year in which to…
1934 Winter Meetings: The Reds Go Under the Lights While the Braves Go to the Dogs
The 1934 baseball winter meetings could very easily have just…
1866 Winter Meetings: National Association of Base Ball Players Annual Convention
The Civil War left the United States of America in shambles.…
1935 Winter Meetings: Inspirational Delegates Churn Cream Into Butter
Introduction and Context
The National Association didn’t…
1936 Winter Meetings: Home Plate and Hurlers
The 1936 Winter Meetings were not the most exciting session.…
1867 Winter Meetings: National Association of Base Ball Players Annual Convention
As the annual convention of the National Association of Base…
1937 Winter Meetings: More Business Than Baseball
Introduction and Context
In 1937, both the National and the…
1868 Winter Meetings: ‘The Most Brilliant Season’ or ‘A Lamentable Failure’
As the 1867 baseball season drew to a close, the sport was meeting…
1938 Winter Meetings: Out of the Hat
Introduction and Context
In 1938, the major leagues returned…
1869 Winter Meetings: Pivot To Professionalism
The baseball season of 1868 ended with the National Association…
1939 Winter Meetings: Tie Goes To The Commissioner
Introduction and Context
The 1939 baseball winter meetings…
1870 Winter Meetings: The Calm Before the Storm
As 1869 was coming to a close, baseball and the nation at large…
1940 Winter Meetings: Judge Landis’ Final Reign
The 1940 major-league winter meetings, held at Chicago's Palmer…
1871 Winter Meetings: The Winter of Three National Associations
The National Association of Base Ball Players held its 14th annual…
1872 Winter Meetings: Inconsistencies and Ineligibles
The last official game of the 1871 National Association season…
1941 Winter Meetings: War and Uncertainty
Minor-League Winter Meeting
The prospect of war cast a long…
1873 Winter Meetings: Avoiding the Issues
The 1872 National Association season had been disappointing,…