Frick*

<p> Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the asterisk next to Roger Maris's record. But his tenure as commissioner carried the game through pivotal changes--television continued integration West Coast expansion and labor unrest. During those 14 years and 17 more as National League president he witnessed baseball history from the perspective of a man who began as a sportswriter. This biography of Frick whose tenure sparked lively debate about the commissioner's role provides a detailed narrative of his career and the events and characters of mid-20th century baseball.</p>