10/26 Curt Flood/M&M Boys--Free Agency

Free Agency Unit 1 Journal #7---Willie Mays

10/25 AAGPBL

All American Girls Professional Baseball League 1943-1954 1. Who was Philip Wrigley? 2. What prompted Wrigley to start the AAGPBL? 3. Who was Bonnie Baker? 4. What did the teams consist of? 5. What was a high priority for being a player in the league? 6. How did the nation’s perspective on the role of women change due to the war and help the league? 7. How did rationing help the league? 8. What were the four first teams of the league? 9. How did the girls promote the girl next door image? 10. How did the league build on the patriotism of the time?

10/24 Satchel Paige

Race and Baseball Wkst. Who became baseball commissioner after the death of Judge Landis? Why was this important to the integration of MLB? 2. Identify the following players. Who they played for, what position, who were they compared with (white players)? a. Satchel Paige b. Josh Gibson 3. How did Branch Rickey select the man to integrate major league baseball in the 20th Century? What things did he do before making his decision? 4. What criteria did Rickey have for the player to break the “color line’? 5.What instructions did he give Jackie Robinson on how to win over the fans? 6. How did Rickey make it easier for Robinson in white baseball once he was signed-- Where did he play and why? 7. What were Rickey’s motives for doing all of this? What did HE want from integrating baseball? 8. How did the success of Jackie Robinson help kill black baseball? Unit 1 Journal #6--Satchel Paige

10/19-23 Race in Baseball

Race in Baseball The Soul of the Game

10/16-18 Baseball in the Golden Age

The Natural and THE NATURAL Wkst. IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. 1. POP FISHER 2. THE WHAMMER 3. MEMO 4. MAX MERCY 5. GUS SANDS 6. THE JUDGE 7. BUMP BAILEY 8. BOBBY SAVO 9. IRIS 10. HARRIET BYRD 11. Why does pop need to win the pennant? 12. How does roy get his chance to play for the knights? 13. What were examples from the movie that showed how baseball stars become celebrities during the Golden Age of Sports? 14. What happens when the lady in white stands up at the game in chicago? 15. What is the message or messages of the story? Babe Ruth Essay. Babe: Essay Your grandchild wants to know about Babe Ruth. What are you going to tell him/her? Include: 1. His early life. 2. His dreams and aspirations. 3. His successes and failures. 4. His contribution to baseball. 5. Lessons we can learn from his life and career. Babe: Essay

10/10-11 The Natural

Baseball in the Golden Age--1920s and 1930s Sports The Natural

10/8-9 Baseball in the Golden Age

Hall of Fame Selection Babe Ruth After journal writing on Babe Ruth---Unit 1 Journal #4, and watching the video on Ruth--Construct the following: Babe: Essay Your grandchild wants to know about Babe Ruth. What are you going to tell him/her? Include: 1. His early life. 2. His dreams and aspirations. 3. His successes and failures. 4. His contribution to baseball. 5. Lessons we can learn from his life and career.

10/3-5 Black Sox Scandal

Eight Men Out--Video Introduction of the Commissioner to Professional Sports Kenesaw Mountain Landis

10/2 Unit 1 Journal #3

Journal Topic: Unit #1—Journal #3---The Importance of Referees. Choose a game/contest in which you participated or observed as a fan in which the Officials/Umpires/etc. made a controversial call. Describe this call and the impact on the game, including your reaction to the call. Secondly, put yourself in the position of the official and consider the importance of referees/officials in all of the popular sports in America. Utilize the reaction of players/coaches/ and fans to replacement officials in the NFL as a rationale to the importance of officials and adherence to rules in our games.

9/27, 28 - 10/1 Early Baseball---Formation of MLB

Burns Inning #2 Traditions in the Game---7 Inning Stretch Casey at the Bat. Take Me Out to the Ballgame. 1st 5 Inductees to the Hall Christy Mathewson Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Walter Johnson Honus Wagner