Baseball category: 2631 books
Fair Ball
A Fan's Case for Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2001
From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his views on the forces that are diminishing the appeal of Major League Baseball and proposes realistic changes that can be made to protect and promote the game's best interests.
In this...
I Live for This!
Baseball's Last True Believer
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2009
An award-winning sportswriter teams up with LA Dodgers manager and Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda to reveal the secrets of his unlikely success.
Tommy Lasorda is baseball's true immortal and one of its larger than life figures. A former pitcher who was overshadowed by Sandy Koufax, Lasorda went...
Big Red
Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Reflecting on an outstanding 19-year major-league career, this autobiography chronicles baseball great Ken Griffey, beginning with his days just out of high school. The account relates Griffey’s decision to venture into the baseball business, documenting his time as a scout, coach, and manager along...
If You Were Only White
The Life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy “Satchel”...
Play Hungry
The Making of a Baseball Player
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
**A New York Times Bestseller
The inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball**
Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball’s Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the...
Now Pitching for the Yankees
Spinning the News for Mickey, Billy and George
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
A legendary New York Yankees PR man offers readers an inside look at one of baseball’s greatest teams.
Starting as a college student sorting Mickey Mantle’s fan mail and rising to become the youngest director of public relations in baseball history, Marty Appel offers a unique behind-the-scenes...
Miracle Ball
My Hunt for the Shot Heard 'Round the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
The captivating, utterly improbable but ultimately true story of one man’s quest to solve sports’ greatest mystery: What happened to the most famous of all home-run balls–the holy grail of sports?
October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the...
Trading Bases
How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
An ex–Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball’s famed sabermetrics and beat the Vegas odds with his own betting methods. Here is the story of how Joe Peta turned fantasy baseball into a dream come true.
Joe Peta turned his back on his Wall Street trading career to pursue an ingenious—and...
by Peter Golenbock
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
America's favorite pasttime from A to Z.
From young to old, new to tried-and-true, here is the baseball book for every fan. With one or more baseball-related terms for each letter arranged in alphabetic order, accompanied by a stirring illustration, this gorgeous compendium celebrates America's...
by Derek Jeter
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The debut book in the New York Times bestselling Contract series, The Contract is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter.
As a young boy, Derek Jeter dreams of being the shortstop for the New York Yankees. He even imagines himself...
by Adam Augustyn
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Integral to the consciousness of the American people, the sport of baseball has become a steadfast institution in a nation whose identity is constantly evolving. Although the game has undergone its own share of changes since it first took center stage, baseball has maintained an unwavering devotion...
by Glenn Stout
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Baseball Heroes is the first book in the middle grade nonfiction series Good Sports, about the inspiring life stories of major league athletes who have overcome obstacles in the course of their life and careers. Each book tells the stories of athletes who have encountered and overcome significant...
by Dan Gutman
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!
On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs–New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just...
by Dan Gutman
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!
Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game—except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and...