<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Baseball by the Book

Justin McGuire

Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"

NOV 22, 202348 MIN
Baseball by the Book

Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"

NOV 22, 202348 MIN

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.