But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.
-- John Thorn
   
John Thorn   Name:
John Thorn
Type:
Historian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 17, 1947
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