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  He was not
much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881–1965) finished with
baseball, he had revolutionized the sport—not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of
Rickey—the man sportswriters dubbed “The Brain,” “The Mahatma,” and, on occasion,
“El Cheapo”—Lee Lowenfish tells the full, colorful story of a life that forever changed the face of
America’s game.
  
  From 1917 to 1942, Rickey was the mastermind behind the Saint Louis Cardinals who
enabled small-market clubs to compete with the rich and powerful by creating the farm system . Under his direction in
the 1940s, the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first true “America’s team.” By signing Jackie Robinson
and other black players, he single-handedly thrust baseball into the forefront of the civil rights movement. Lowenfish
evokes the peculiarly American complex of God, family, and baseball that informed Rickey’s actions and his
accomplishments. His book offers an intriguing, richly detailed portrait of a man whose life is itself a crucial chapter
in the history of American business, sport, and society.
  
  Publisher: Bison
Books (April 1, 2009)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0803224532
  ISBN-13: 978-0803224537
  
  Editorial Reviews
  From Booklist
  Branch Rickey is mainly remembered for breaking
baseball's long-standing segregationist position when he promoted Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, but
his influence in the game extended far beyond that single act of courage and foresight. While running the St. Louis
Cardinals from 1917 to 1942, Rickey also developed the concept of the "farm system": owning minor-league teams in order
to develop prospects for the parent major-league team. Lowenfish, a historian and author of The Imperfect Diamond: A
History of Baseball's Labor Wars (1991), meticulously researches Rickey's life and presents a three-dimensional portrait
of a man who, in addition to his baseball acumen, was a highly religious, socially conscious visionary. As much as he
was revered, particularly in hindsight, Rickey was often in conflict with his peers, who viewed him as arrogant and
abrasive, especially toward those who didn't share his values. Though much has been written about Rickey, the depth and
thoroughness of Lowenfish's research make this the definitive biography of baseball's most influential executive. Wes
Lukowsky
  Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print
or unavailable edition of this title.
  Review
  ?If you consider yourself a true baseball fan, then
you MUST read The Ferocious Gentleman. Mr. Rickey has influenced how the game is taught more than anyone. Furthermore,
his foresight and courage was the major component that permitted the talent level to become Major League with his
signing of Jackie Robinson. I was fascinated, and locked in from page one. People often ask me who my heroes are in
baseball, the obvious would be to mention a player, Mr. Rickey is among my top baseball heroes. If you haven''t listed
him among your heroes to this point, you will after reading this book. Joe Maddon, manager of the Tampa Bay Rays -- Joe
Maddon 
  
  Most Helpful Customer Reviews
  
  That
rarest of creatures: a heroic general manager
  By DB361 on April 20, 2007
  While every major league
team is required to retire Jackie Robinson's #42, the Lords of Baseball might also consider having every team display a
pair of rimless glasses, an unlit cigar and a bow tie in memory of Branch Rickey. Until that happens, Lee Lowenfish's
book stands as an excellent and precise memorial.
  
  Robinson's contribution to baseball and American
history is undeniable, but he was acting, to some extent, in his best self-interest. Rickey's self-interest, as normally
defined, however, would have been to continue to bar the door to African American participation in the big leagues,
while denying the door was even shut. This was the path of his fellow baseball decision-makers, for decades.
  
  Rickey defined his self-interest in broader, even spiritual terms. He was several kinds of paradox: a muscular
Christian, a country gentleman who lived and worked in the biggest cities, a tee-totaler who constantly supported and
even loved rascals like Leo Durocher, Dizzy Dean and Pepper Martin.
  
  Mr. Lowenfish, in addition to being a
fine baseball maven and historian, is also a professorial-grade expert on American History. He combines these areas of
expertise smoothly, giving depth and meaning to the various events and decisions in Rickey's life. He weaves details
from inside baseball and culture into a deeply textured whole.
  
  He also does not see the world in terms of
cardboard heroes and villains, a particularly rare and useful point of view when it comes to this story, which has so
much genuine and well documented heroism
  
  He Lived A Full Life
  By Bill Emblom on December
31, 2007
  If you consider yourself a baseball fan you need to read this book, because Branch Rickey was an
integral part of the game's history. The book is 600 pages long, but the reading style flowed easily for me, and held my
interest throughout the book. The legal profession's loss was baseball's gain as he devoted practically his entire life
to serving the game while serving others at the same time. He spoke his mind and rubbed some people the wrong way, but
this conservative Republican knew a wrong when he saw it, and opened up the game of baseball to the Negro race when
other owners dared not disrupt the status quo. After a stint at coaching at the University of Michigan where he
encountered who he deemed one of his two favorite players, George Sisler, he moved on to St. Louis to cover the lowly
Browns where he worked under his favorite superior, Robert Hedges. From there it was to the Cardinals where he placed
his stamp on the Redbirds successful teams of the mid-1930s Gashouse Gang, and early 1940's which were under the
ownership of Sam Breadon. From there it was on to Brooklyn where he made history by signing Jackie Robinson along with
others who would become stars of Roger Kahn's book "The Boys of Summer" during the 1950s. Following the 1950 season he
left the Dodgers following a power struggle with "The Big O", Walter O'Malley. The Pittsburgh Pirates came calling, and
once again Rickey built a cellar-dwelling franchise into a championship 1960 team with players such as Dick Groat and
stealing an unprotected Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers' minor league system. Rickey's last stop was back in St. Louis
when Cardinals' owner "Gussie" Busch hired Rickey as a consultant. This proved an unwise move on the part of both Busch
and Rickey.
  
   						

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