Baseball category: 2631 books
Third Base for Life
A Memoir of Fathers, Sons, and Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
"Berkowitz got it right. He is a great storyteller . . . He told it like it is."—MLB Reports
"The book's got heart."—Tablet
"A uniquely Jewish story . . . The narrative made me laugh out loud, and it brought tears to my eyes . . . It is as much a story about...
The Big Chair
The Smooth Hops and Bad Bounces from the Inside World of the Acclaimed Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
**“An important contribution to 21st-century baseball literature. . . Mr. Colletti’s book might be even more groundbreaking [than Moneyball] in some ways: It’s a nearly unprecedented opportunity to see what running a baseball franchise looks like through the eyeballs of an actual general manager....
Fall from Grace
The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
The life of the legendary Chicago “Black Sox” outfielder is told in a “haunting portrait of one of the game’s most controversial and complex figures” (David Nemec, author of The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball).
Considered by Ty Cobb as “the finest natural...
Casey Stengel
Baseball's Greatest Character
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.
As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . ....
The Selling of the Babe
The Deal That Changed Baseball and Created a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
WINNER of the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) 2017 Larry Ritter Awardfor best baseball book of the Deadball Era
The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports
The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the...
The Lucky Baseball Bat
50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
This Matt Christopher classic story of a boy and his lucky baseball bat will capture readers' imaginations while teaching them vital lessons about the importance of friendship, teamwork, and believing in themselves.
When Martin moves to a new neighborhood, he wants nothing more than to make...
by Neal D. Bogosian
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
"Neal D. Bogosian has written a wonderful little baseball novel set n 1909."
-- Bill Reynolds, The Providence Journal
"A delightful trip back to a simpler time, when baseball was still a innocent game."
-- Dennis Purdy, Author of The Team By Team Encyclopedia...
Crazy '08
How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team—the first dynasty of...
The Eastern Stars
How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
The intriguing, inspiring history of one small, impoverished area in the Dominican Republic that has produced a staggering number of Major League Baseball talent, from an award-winning, bestselling author.
In the town of San Pedro in the Dominican Republic, baseball is not just a way of life....
by Babe Ruth League, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Congratulations on your commitment to coach youth baseball. If you’re new to coaching, you’ll find Coaching Youth Baseball invaluable in making your first season a success. If you have previous coaching experience, you’re sure to discover tips and strategies that will help you improve on last...
by Jonathan Bales
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s flipped Major League Baseball on its head by questioning widely accepted narratives and approaching roster construction from a scientific, data-driven viewpoint. “Moneyball” revolutionized baseball, and now it’s your turn to be the GM.
Fantasy Baseball...
by Sean Deveney
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2009
IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF EIGHT MEN OUT . . .
the untold story of baseball’s ORIGINAL SCANDAL
Did the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918—and get away with it?
Who were the players involved—and why did they do it?
Were gambling and corruption more widespread across...
Color Blind
The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
“One of the great untold stories about baseball history, one that almost sounds too good to be true.” —Chicago Tribune
A 2013 CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year
When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal...
Tinker to Evers to Chance
The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Their names were chanted, crowed, and cursed. Alone they were a shortstop, a second baseman, and a first baseman. But together they were an unstoppable force. Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance came together in rough-and-tumble early twentieth-century Chicago and soon formed the defensive...