""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I: The Making of a Professional Unionist (1917�1966)""; ""1 A Brooklyn Boyhood""; ""2 Hard Times""; ""3 Avenues of Discovery""; ""4 Working for Victory""; ""5 Issues of Loyalty ""; ""6 Technician""; ""7 A House Divided ""; ""Part II: Baseball Revolutionary (1966�1985)""; ""8 A Fresh Start""; ""9 Securing the Basics""; ""10 Taking On the Plantation""; ""11 Earning Respect""; ""12 Emancipation""; ""13 Holding the Line""; ""14 Flunking Retirement""
""Part III: Defender of the Faith (1986�2012)""""15 Living Memory""; ""16 Lightning Rod""; ""17 Awaiting the Call""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""
Summary
The story of how one man shaped professional sports' modern era
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index
