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"Baseball and law have intersected from the very beginnings of the sport in America. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. A 1794 Pennsylvania statute barred ball playing on Sundays. That intersection has continued unabated to the present day. In 2015 alone, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations, another overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice, and a third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video board at Wrigley Field. By recounting the long history of law's close relationship with the National Pastime-with stories about lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey, the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also """"Take Me Out to the Ball Game,"""" the frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause, and so many other instances in which law in some form has intertwined with baseball-this exhaustive and detailed chronology documents the profound effect law has had on the sport, both on and off the field. It makes a convincing case that knowledge of when and how baseball and law have come together is essential for anyone wishing to understand not only the game's past and present, but also its future."

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[A] most readable reference that serves multiple purposes.... Edmonds and Houdek have produced a book that will no doubt be an invaluable starting point for any researcher seeking greater insight with regard to any of the nearly 400 accounts referenced herein...enjoyable reference reading...provides unexpected pleasures and fascinating new information on nearly every page --The SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter; During the past 20 years, books exploring the connection between baseball and the law have become a cottage industry. The genre now has a fine new addition: Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events. As one might expect from two retired law library directors, the book is a detailed reference guide to the game's most notable legal developments.... [It] is an ideal gift for anyone interested in baseball law. --Florida Bar Journal; Every lawyer with an interest in sports law in general and in baseball in particular should read this book. It belongs in every academic library. --Unbound: A Review of Legal History and Rarer Books; If there's a more complete compilation of the interactions of baseball and the law, I'd like to see it. --Rick Huhn, Attorney and Baseball Author.

[A] most readable reference that serves multiple purposes.... Edmonds and Houdek have produced a book that will no doubt be an invaluable starting point for any researcher seeking greater insight with regard to any of the nearly 400 accounts referenced herein...enjoyable reference reading...provides unexpected pleasures and fascinating new information on nearly every page --The SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter; During the past 20 years, books exploring the connection between baseball and the law have become a cottage industry. The genre now has a fine new addition: Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events. As one might expect from two retired law library directors, the book is a detailed reference guide to the game's most notable legal developments.... [It] is an ideal gift for anyone interested in baseball law. --Florida Bar Journal; Every lawyer with an interest in sports law in general and in base-ball in particular should read this book. It belongs in every academic library. --Unbound: A Review of Legal History and Rarer Books; If there's a more complete compilation of the interactions of baseball and the law, I'd like to see it. --Rick Huhn, Attorney and Baseball Author.

[A] most readable reference that serves multiple purposes.... Edmonds and Houdek have produced a book that will no doubt be an invaluable starting point for any researcher seeking greater insight with regard to any of the nearly 400 accounts referenced herein...enjoyable reference reading...provides unexpected pleasures and fascinating new information on nearly every page --The SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter; During the past 20 years, books exploring the connection between baseball and the law have become a cottage industry. The genre now has a fine new addition: Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events. As one might expect from two retired law library directors, the book is a detailed reference guide to the game's most notable legal developments.... [It] is an ideal gift for anyone interested in baseball law. --Florida Bar Journal; If there's a more complete compilation of the interactions of baseball and the law, I'd like to see it. --Rick Huhn, Attorney and Baseball Author. During the past 20 years, books exploring the connection between baseball and the law have become a cottage industry. The genre now has a fine new addition: Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events. As one might expect from two retired law library directors, the book is a detailed reference guide to the game's most notable legal developments.... [It] is an ideal gift for anyone interested in baseball law. --Florida Bar Journal; If there's a more complete compilation of the interactions of baseball and the law, I'd like to see it. --Rick Huhn, Attorney and Baseball Author.

During the past 20 years, books exploring the connection between baseball and the law have become a cottage industry. The genre now has a fine new addition: Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events. As one might expect from two retired law library directors, the book is a detailed reference guide to the game's most notable legal developments.... [It] is an ideal gift for anyone interested in baseball law. --Florida Bar Journal.

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Ed Edmonds is Emeritus Professor at the Notre Dame Law School in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Edmonds retired in 2016 after serving as law library director at William & Mary, Loyola New Orleans, St. Thomas (MN) and Notre Dame. He has written numerous articles on baseball and antitrust and labor law issues.

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