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Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"
Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Author Steve Gietschier joins us to discuss his new book chronicling baseball history from the 1930s to the 1950s. We discuss how MLB survived the Depression, the rise of the radio, World War II, the end of the color barrier and arrival of big league baseball in California.
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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