1929 Winter Meetings: Let’s All Play by the Same Rules

Introduction The National Association of Professional Baseball…

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…

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