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John McGraw

John McGraw

Alou

Alou

My Baseball Journey

More than Merkle

More than Merkle

A History of the Best and Most Exciting Baseball Season in Human History

The Summer Game

The Summer Game

Five Seasons

Five Seasons

A Baseball Companion

In Pursuit of Pennants

In Pursuit of Pennants

Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball

The Great Eight

The Great Eight

The 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers

Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers

The 1970 Baltimore Orioles

Joe Cronin

Joe Cronin

A Life in Baseball

Baseball's Last Great Scout

Baseball's Last Great Scout

The Life of Hugh Alexander

Beyond DiMaggio

Beyond DiMaggio

Italian Americans in Baseball

Tony Lazzeri

Tony Lazzeri

Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer

The Wax Pack

The Wax Pack

On the Open Road in Search of Baseball's Afterlife

Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat

Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat

Oscar Charleston

Oscar Charleston

The Life and Legend of Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Player

Pastime Lost

Pastime Lost

The Humble, Original, and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball

Baseball before We Knew It

Baseball before We Knew It

A Search for the Roots of the Game

No Place I Would Rather Be

No Place I Would Rather Be

Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing

Making My Pitch

Making My Pitch

A Woman's Baseball Odyssey

Greatness in the Shadows

Greatness in the Shadows

Larry Doby and the Integration of the American League

Last Seasons in Havana

Last Seasons in Havana

The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball in Cuba

Havana Heat

Havana Heat

A Novel

Swinging for the Fences

Swinging for the Fences

Nine Who Did It with Grit and Class

Native American Son

Native American Son

The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe

The Continental League

The Continental League

A Personal History

Playing for Their Nation

Playing for Their Nation

Baseball and the American Military during World War II

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

Winning in Both Leagues

Winning in Both Leagues

Reflections from Baseball's Front Office

Bluegrass Baseball

Bluegrass Baseball

A Year in the Minor League Life

Called Out but Safe

Called Out but Safe

A Baseball Umpire's Journey

My Life in Baseball

My Life in Baseball

The True Record

Jocko

Jocko

Baseball's Most Wanted

Baseball's Most Wanted

The Top 10 Book of the National Pastime's Outrageous Offenders, Lucky Bounces, and Other Oddities

Baseball's Most Wanted II

Baseball's Most Wanted II

The Top 10 Book of More Bad Hops, Screwball Players, and other Oddities

Electric October

Electric October

Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

How Baseball's Strangest Game Ever Gave a Broken City Hope

When Big Data Was Small

When Big Data Was Small

My Life in Baseball Analytics and Drug Design

Baseball and Other Matters in 1941

Baseball and Other Matters in 1941

Stengel

Stengel

His Life and Times

Small-Town Heroes

Small-Town Heroes

Images of Minor League Baseball

Scoring from Second

Scoring from Second

Writers on Baseball

James T. Farrell and Baseball

James T. Farrell and Baseball

Dreams and Realism on Chicago's South Side

The Black Prince of Baseball

The Black Prince of Baseball

Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game

The Hidden Language of Baseball

The Hidden Language of Baseball

How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul

Baseball History from Outside the Lines

Baseball History from Outside the Lines

A Reader

Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club

Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club

Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age

The Tour to End All Tours

The Tour to End All Tours

The Story of Major League Baseball's 1913-1914 World Tour

The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

Race and Baseball on the West Coast

Dodgerland

Dodgerland

Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977–78 Dodgers

Under Pallor, Under Shadow

Under Pallor, Under Shadow

The 1920 American League Pennant Race That Rattled and Rebuilt Baseball

A Game of Brawl

A Game of Brawl

The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant

Miracle Collapse

Miracle Collapse

The 1969 Chicago Cubs

Issei Baseball

Issei Baseball

The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers

Mashi

Mashi

The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer

Wally Yonamine

Wally Yonamine

The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball

Banzai Babe Ruth

Banzai Babe Ruth

Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan

The Unforgettable Season

The Unforgettable Season

One Nation Under Baseball

One Nation Under Baseball

How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime

Home Team

Home Team

The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants

Summer Baseball Nation

Summer Baseball Nation

Nine Days in the Wood Bat Leagues

The Men in Blue

The Men in Blue

Conversations with Umpires

The Warsaw Sparks

The Warsaw Sparks

A Memoir

Baseball Beyond Our Borders

Baseball Beyond Our Borders

An International Pastime

Playing with Tigers

Playing with Tigers

A Minor League Chronicle of the Sixties

Baseball without Borders

Baseball without Borders

The International Pastime

In the Ballpark

In the Ballpark

The Working Lives of Baseball People

Inside Pitch

Inside Pitch

Life in Professional Baseball

Hairs vs. Squares

Hairs vs. Squares

The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of '72

Tales from the Deadball Era

Tales from the Deadball Era

Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History

Errors and Fouls

Errors and Fouls

Inside Baseball's Ninety-Nine Most Popular Myths

Empire of Infields

Empire of Infields

Baseball in Taiwan and Cultural Identity, 1895-1968

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

The Southpaw

The Southpaw

It Looked Like For Ever

It Looked Like For Ever

A Ticket for a Seamstitch

A Ticket for a Seamstitch

The Pride of Minnesota

The Pride of Minnesota

The Twins in the Turbulent 1960s

Almost Yankees

Almost Yankees

The Summer of '81 and the Greatest Baseball Team You’ve Never Heard Of

The Chalmers Race

The Chalmers Race

Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession

Venezuelan Bust, Baseball Boom

Venezuelan Bust, Baseball Boom

Andrés Reiner and Scouting on the New Frontier

Double No-Hit

Double No-Hit

Johnny Vander Meer's Historic Night under the Lights

A False Spring

A False Spring

A Nice Tuesday

A Nice Tuesday

Memories of Summer

Memories of Summer

When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game

The Era, 1947-1957

The Era, 1947-1957

When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World

Good Enough to Dream

Good Enough to Dream

A Season in the Sun

A Season in the Sun

501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die

501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die

Macho Row

Macho Row

The 1993 Phillies and Baseball's Unwritten Code

Jackie and Campy

Jackie and Campy

The Untold Story of Their Rocky Relationship and the Breaking of Baseball's Color Line

Native Athletes in Sport and Society

Native Athletes in Sport and Society

A Reader

Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators

Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators

The War-Torn Career of an All-Star Shortstop

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

African American Baseball from the Cuban Giants to Jackie Robinson

The Worst Team Money Could Buy

The Worst Team Money Could Buy

1962

1962

Baseball and America in the Time of JFK

Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence

Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball

Blackout

Blackout

The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training

Growing Up with Baseball

Growing Up with Baseball

How We Loved and Played the Game

Clubbie

Clubbie

A Minor League Baseball Memoir

Buzzie and the Bull

Buzzie and the Bull

A GM, a Clubhouse Favorite, and the Dodgers' 1965 Championship Season

From the Dugouts to the Trenches

From the Dugouts to the Trenches

Baseball during the Great War

The Best Team Over There

The Best Team Over There

The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War

Ed Barrow

Ed Barrow

The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty

The Best They Could Be

The Best They Could Be

How the Cleveland Indians became the Kings of Baseball, 1916-1920

The Imperfect Diamond

The Imperfect Diamond

A History of Baseball's Labor Wars

Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey

Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman

They Played the Game

They Played the Game

Memories from 47 Major Leaguers

The Grand Old Man of Baseball

The Grand Old Man of Baseball

Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956

Connie Mack

Connie Mack

The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931

Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

Minor Players, Major Dreams

Minor Players, Major Dreams

The Quality of Courage

The Quality of Courage

Heroes in and out of Baseball

Pitching in a Pinch

Pitching in a Pinch

or Baseball from the Inside

Mover and Shaker

Mover and Shaker

Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

The Story of the Sensational Baseball Song

Safe by a Mile

Safe by a Mile

Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959

The Conscience of the Game

The Conscience of the Game

Baseball's Commissioners from Landis to Selig

Level Playing Fields

Level Playing Fields

How the Groundskeeping Murphy Brothers Shaped Baseball

After Many a Summer

After Many a Summer

The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball

Bouton

Bouton

The Life of a Baseball Original

Reclaiming 42

Reclaiming 42

Public Memory and the Reframing of Jackie Robinson's Radical Legacy

The Golden Game

The Golden Game

The Story of California Baseball

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 1

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 1

The Ballplayers Who Built the Game

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2

The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, 2-volume set

Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, 2-volume set

Here's the Pitch

Here's the Pitch

The Amazing, True, New, and Improved Story of Baseball and Advertising

Tom Yawkey

Tom Yawkey

Patriarch of the Boston Red Sox

Drama and Pride in the Gateway City

Drama and Pride in the Gateway City

The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals

SABR 50 at 50

SABR 50 at 50

The Society for American Baseball Research's Fifty Most Essential Contributions to the Game

Alexander Cartwright

Alexander Cartwright

The Life behind the Baseball Legend

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever

Cobra

Cobra

A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood

The American Indian Integration of Baseball

The American Indian Integration of Baseball

Pitching in the Promised Land

Pitching in the Promised Land

A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League

Pitchers of Beer

Pitchers of Beer

The Story of the Seattle Rainiers

Taking in a Game

Taking in a Game

A History of Baseball in Asia

Bring In the Right-Hander!

Bring In the Right-Hander!

My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues

A Game of Their Own

A Game of Their Own

Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball

Throwing Hard Easy

Throwing Hard Easy

Reflections on a Life in Baseball

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

My Sixty-Five Years in Baseball

On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place

On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place

Baseball's Worst Teams

The Great Baseball Revolt

The Great Baseball Revolt

The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League

The Tropic of Baseball

The Tropic of Baseball

Baseball in the Dominican Republic

Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball

Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball

American Jews and America's Game

American Jews and America's Game

Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

Dispatches from the Disappearing Heart of Baseball

Streak

Streak

Joe DiMaggio and the Summer of '41

Two Sides of Glory

Two Sides of Glory

The 1986 Boston Red Sox in Their Own Words

Seasons in Hell

Seasons in Hell

With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History"—The 1973–1975 Texas Rangers

Bob Feller

Bob Feller

Ace of the Greatest Generation

The Pitcher and the Dictator

The Pitcher and the Dictator

Satchel Paige's Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic

The Presidents and the Pastime

The Presidents and the Pastime

The History of Baseball and the White House

Lefty O'Doul

Lefty O'Doul

Baseball's Forgotten Ambassador

Bridging Two Dynasties

Bridging Two Dynasties

The 1947 New York Yankees

The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America

The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

1921

1921

The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York

Comeback Pitchers

Comeback Pitchers

The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke and Jack Quinn

Urban Shocker

Urban Shocker

Silent Hero of Baseball's Golden Age

The Colonel and Hug

The Colonel and Hug

The Partnership that Transformed the New York Yankees

Final Innings

Final Innings

A Documentary History of Baseball, 1972-2008

Late Innings

Late Innings

A Documentary History of Baseball, 1945-1972

Middle Innings

Middle Innings

A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948

Early Innings

Early Innings

A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908

The Age of Ruth and Landis

The Age of Ruth and Landis

The Economics of Baseball during the Roaring Twenties

The Postwar Yankees

The Postwar Yankees

Baseball's Golden Age Revisited

Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats

Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats

How Baseball Outlasted the Great Depression

Baseball's Power Shift

Baseball's Power Shift

How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture

When Baseball Went White

When Baseball Went White

Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime

Chief Bender's Burden

Chief Bender's Burden

The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star

Baseball's Natural

Baseball's Natural

The Story of Eddie Waitkus

Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Baseball's Big Train

Three Finger

Three Finger

The Mordecai Brown Story

Forty Years a Giant

Forty Years a Giant

The Life of Horace Stoneham

The Eighth Wonder of the World

The Eighth Wonder of the World

The Life of Houston's Iconic Astrodome

Extra Bases

Extra Bases

Reflections on Jackie Robinson, Race, and Baseball History

The Midsummer Classic

The Midsummer Classic

The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game

Crack of the Bat

Crack of the Bat

A History of Baseball on the Radio

Center Field Shot

Center Field Shot

A History of Baseball on Television

Pitching to the Pennant

Pitching to the Pennant

The 1954 Cleveland Indians

Weaver on Strategy

Weaver on Strategy

The Classic Work on the Art of Managing a Baseball Team

Castro's Curveball

Castro's Curveball

Escape from Castro's Cuba

Escape from Castro's Cuba

A Novel

Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players

Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players

Sol White's History of Colored Baseball with Other Documents on the Early Black Game, 1886–1936

Sol White's History of Colored Baseball with Other Documents on the Early Black Game, 1886–1936

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star

The Called Shot

The Called Shot

Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932

Smoky Joe Wood

Smoky Joe Wood

The Biography of a Baseball Legend

Playing in Isolation

Playing in Isolation

A History of Baseball in Taiwan

Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges

A Hall of Fame Life

In the Best Interests of Baseball?

In the Best Interests of Baseball?

Governing the National Pastime

Baseball's New Frontier

Baseball's New Frontier

A History of Expansion, 1961-1998

Diamonds in the Rough

Diamonds in the Rough

The Untold History of Baseball

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