Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass. In this lively history, Peter Morris demonstrates that many of the game s rules and customs actually arose as concessions to the daunting practical difficulties of creating a baseball diamond.Recovering a nearly lost and decidedly quirky chapter of baseball history, Level Playing Fields tells the engaging...