How did baseball help the economy during the Great Depression?

Answer 1

Baseball was important because all the people that were at war left families home and since it was Americas past time everyone went anytime they could

Because of the great depression baseball had what was known as the strike meaning that all nobody could aford to come to games and players were starting to get sent back down to the minors

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With the above said, there were several reasons that baseball was important to the economy of the United States during the Great Depression. Economies work better when money is exchanged.

By attending baseball games, the fans gave business to the baseball clubs by buying tickets to games. In addition to that, fans supported the jobs of vendors in the stands, by buying beer and popcorn as examples. Other jobs were supported at games such as ticket takers and grounds crew people.

Most baseball fans had to use cars or public transportation to get to the ballparks. This meant paying bus fares and buying gasoline. So, once again we see money "moving" in exchange for goods and services.

The depression not only caused economic stress, it caused personal stress. Stressed people are reluctant to invest money or begin a business. Baseball made people happy and allowed them relief from the depression. A happy person is more likely to do things that stimulate business. This type of activity gave some relief to the economic woes of the US.

Answer 2

During the Great Depression, baseball did not help with the economy. During that time, baseball games were extremely cheap to attend, but the fans did not have the funds to go out and splurge on entertainment. They needed to use their money wisely and that means only on necessities, not for enjoyment.

Answer 3

Baseball is an industry just like automobile making, farming, and telecommunications. A baseball team has more employees than just the players; there's the groundskeeping crew that maintains the field and the vendors at the stadium that sell Hot Dogs and peanuts and cotton candy. Teams have offices that employ secretaries and computer programmers and receptionists and salespeople. Then there are the shops and restaurants and bars close by the stadium that get a lot of business from fans that go there before and after the game. If baseball were to go away, not only would the people who are employed by the teams be hurt, but a lot of the businesses around the stadiums would lose money.

Answer 4

it is Americas past time

Answer 5

food