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The Winter Meetings have been Organized Baseball's annual offseason ritual since the early days of the game. This is SABR's second volume on the history of the winter meetings, covering the years 1958 through 2016, and including a special section on the Negro Leagues winter meetings. The latter years of the 20th century included many monumental changes in the business of baseball. This volume covers the time period of multiple rounds of expansion, the advent of free agency, several work stoppages, collusion among the owners, and the eventual elimination of the American and National League presidents' offices and consolidation of the two leagues as a single business entity. With contributions by 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research: Abigail Miskowiec, Andy Bokser, Bob Whelan, Chad Hagan, Charles H. Martin, Chip Greene, Chris Jones, Christopher Matthews, Clayton Trutor, Dan Levitt, Darren Munk, David M. Kritzler and Alan P. Henry, Donald G. Frank, Duke Goldman, Gregory H. Wolf, Hawkins DuBois, Jason C. Long, Jason Myers, Jeff Barto, Jerry Swenson, Jessica Frank, John Bauer, John Burbridge, Kent Henderson, Luca Rossi, Mark Armour, Mark S. Sternman, Michael Huber, Mike Lynch, Paul D. Brown, Paul Hensler, Robert K. Whelan, Rodger A. Payne, Ross E. Davies, Steve Cardullo, Steve Weingarden, Steve West, Tim Rask, Tom Cuggino, Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.. Contents: 1958: UTTER FUTILITY-Mike Lynch 1959: WINDS OF CHANGE-David M. Kritzler & Alan P. Henry 1960: MISSOURI COMPROMISE-David M. Kritzler & Alan P. Henry 1961: METS, COLT.45s, & THE SPITBALL-Christopher Matthews 1962: ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION-Chris Jones 1963: NO LITTLE LEAGUE BATS-Chris Jones 1964: COMMISSIONER'S POWERS-Donald G. Frank 1965: ENTER THE GENERAL-Andy Bokser 1966: TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS-Jason Myers 1967: EXPANSION, INEVITABLY-Mark Armour 1968: DOWN GOES ECKERT-Mark Armour 1969: REORGANIZATION-Mark Armour 1970: KUHN THWARTED-Mark Armour 1971: THE SWAP MEET-Mark Armour 1972: CALM BETWEEN STORMS