Baseball and the Bottom Line in World War II

SABR member Jeff Obermeyer’s baseball history research appears in Nine, Baseball Research Journal, and National Pastime. He lives in Kirkland, Washington.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Michael S. NeibergPrefaceIntroduction1. Baseball’s Relationship with the Military and Society Before World War II2. Baseball at the Outbreak of World War II3. Baseball and the War Effort4. The Professional Game on the Field5. Baseball in the Military6. The Business of Baseball7. The Players Come Marching Home8. The Boom—Baseball Following World War IIConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Offers a much-needed assessment of the economics of the game during World War II. And in doing so, it successfully challenges some long-held assumptions about the professional sport’s financial health during the early 1940s”—Nine.