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Welcome to Our NINE Virtual Book Exhibit!

28th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference
MARCH 2021

Tony Lazzeri

Oscar Charleston

Winning in Both Leagues

The Pride of Minnesota

1962

Clubbie

Buzzie and the Bull

The Best Team Over There

Cobra

Invisible Men

Two Sides of Glory

Comeback Pitchers

Forty Years a Giant

Welcome to our NINE virtual book exhibit! Due to the 2021 NINE Conference going virtual, we’re offering our convention discount of 40% off and free shipping until April 30, 2021.

We welcome new baseball submissions. To submit a proposal please contact:  Rob Taylor, Senior Acquisitions Editor, rtaylor6@unl.edu


RECENT AWARD WINNERS

2021 SABR Seymour Medal finalist

2021 SABR Seymour Medal finalist

Winner of the 2020 SABR Seymour Medal

Winner of the 2020 Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year by Spitball Magazine

Winner of 2020 SABR’s Larry Ritter and Robert Peterson Awards


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Forty Years a Giant

Forty Years a Giant

Steven Treder

1962

1962

David Krell

The Pride of Minnesota

The Pride of Minnesota

Thom Henninger

Winning in Both Leagues

Winning in Both Leagues

J. Frank Cashen
Foreword by Billy Beane

Oscar Charleston

Oscar Charleston

Jeremy Beer

Cobra

Cobra

Dave Parker and Dave Jordan

Clubbie

Clubbie

Greg Larson

Two Sides of Glory

Two Sides of Glory

Erik Sherman
Foreword by Joe Castiglione

Comeback Pitchers

Comeback Pitchers

Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg
Foreword by Pat Williams

Tony Lazzeri

Tony Lazzeri

Lawrence Baldassaro

The Best Team Over There

The Best Team Over There

Jim Leeke

Invisible Men

Invisible Men

Donn Rogosin
Foreword by Monte Irvin
With a new introduction by the author

Buzzie and the Bull

Buzzie and the Bull

Ken LaZebnik
Foreword by Bob Bavasi

SELECTED BACKLIST

SABR 50 at 50

SABR 50 at 50

Edited by Bill Nowlin
Associate Editors Mark Armour, Scott Bush, Leslie Heaphy, Jacob Pomrenke, Cecilia Tan, John Thorn
Foreword by John Thorn

Bouton

Bouton

Mitchell Nathanson

The Called Shot

The Called Shot

Thomas Wolf

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Kat D. Williams

The Wax Pack

The Wax Pack

Brad Balukjian

Summer Baseball Nation

Summer Baseball Nation

Will Geoghegan

Issei Baseball

Issei Baseball

Robert K. Fitts

James T. Farrell and Baseball

James T. Farrell and Baseball

Charles DeMotte

The Black Bruins

The Black Bruins

James W. Johnson

Electric October

Electric October

Kevin Cook

The Hidden Language of Baseball

The Hidden Language of Baseball

Paul Dickson

Empire of Infields

Empire of Infields

John J. Harney

No Place I Would Rather Be

No Place I Would Rather Be

Joe Bonomo

When Big Data Was Small

When Big Data Was Small

Richard D. Cramer
Foreword by John Thorn

One Nation Under Baseball

One Nation Under Baseball

John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
Foreword by Bob Costas

Making My Pitch

Making My Pitch

Ila Jane Borders with Jean Hastings Ardell
Foreword by Mike Veeck

Home Team

Home Team

Robert F. Garratt

Macho Row

Macho Row

William C. Kashatus

They Played the Game

They Played the Game

Norman L. Macht

Pastime Lost

Pastime Lost

David Block

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

Chris Donnelly

Almost Yankees

Almost Yankees

J. David Herman

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

Kevin Cowherd

Here's the Pitch

Here's the Pitch

Roberta J. Newman

Last Seasons in Havana

Last Seasons in Havana

César Brioso

The Eighth Wonder of the World

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack
Foreword by Mickey Herskowitz
With a new epilogue by the authors

The Presidents and the Pastime

The Presidents and the Pastime

Curt Smith

The Age of Ruth and Landis

The Age of Ruth and Landis

David George Surdam and Michael J. Haupert

The Roger Kahn Reader

The Roger Kahn Reader

Roger Kahn
Edited and with an introduction by Bill Dwyre

The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

Amy Essington

Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges

Mort Zachter

Called Out but Safe

Called Out but Safe

Al Clark with Dan Schlossberg
Foreword by Marty Appel

A Game of Their Own

A Game of Their Own

Jennifer Ring

The Pitcher and the Dictator

The Pitcher and the Dictator

Averell "Ace" Smith

Alou

Alou

Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis
Foreword by Pedro Martínez

Tom Yawkey

Tom Yawkey

Bill Nowlin

From the Dugouts to the Trenches

From the Dugouts to the Trenches

Jim Leeke

Lefty O'Doul

Lefty O'Doul

Dennis Snelling

Urban Shocker

Urban Shocker

Steve Steinberg

Baseball Beyond Our Borders

Baseball Beyond Our Borders

Edited and with an introduction by George Gmelch and Daniel A. Nathan

The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner

The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner

Ring Lardner
Edited by Ron Rapoport
Foreword by James Lardner

Dodgerland

Dodgerland

Michael Fallon

Hairs vs. Squares

Hairs vs. Squares

Ed Gruver

The Black Prince of Baseball

The Black Prince of Baseball

Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella

The Great Baseball Revolt

The Great Baseball Revolt

Robert B. Ross

Greatness in the Shadows

Greatness in the Shadows

Douglas M. Branson

Baseball's Power Shift

Baseball's Power Shift

Krister Swanson

Playing with Tigers

Playing with Tigers

George Gmelch

The Grand Old Man of Baseball

The Grand Old Man of Baseball

Norman L. Macht

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

Eddie Robinson
with C. Paul Rogers III
 
Foreword by Tom Grieve
Introduction by Bobby Brown

The Golden Game

The Golden Game

Kevin Nelson
Foreword by Hank Greenwald

The Colonel and Hug

The Colonel and Hug

Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz
Foreword by Marty Appel

Crack of the Bat

Crack of the Bat

James R. Walker
Foreword by Pat Hughes

Mashi

Mashi

Robert K. Fitts

Mover and Shaker

Mover and Shaker

Andy McCue

In Pursuit of Pennants

In Pursuit of Pennants

Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt

Smoky Joe Wood

Smoky Joe Wood

Gerald C. Wood

American Jews and America's Game

American Jews and America's Game

Larry Ruttman
Foreword by Bud Selig
Introduction by Martin Abramowitz

Winning in Both Leagues

Winning in Both Leagues

J. Frank Cashen
Foreword by Billy Beane

When Baseball Went White

When Baseball Went White

Ryan A. Swanson

The Chalmers Race

The Chalmers Race

Rick Huhn
Foreword by Charles C. Alexander

Bring In the Right-Hander!

Bring In the Right-Hander!

Jerry Reuss

Jackie and Campy

Jackie and Campy

William C. Kashatus

Pitching to the Pennant

Pitching to the Pennant

Edited by Joseph Wancho
Associate Editors: Rick Huhn, Leonard Levin, Bill Nowlin, and Steve Johnson

Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club

Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club

Roberts Ehrgott

The Great Eight

The Great Eight

Edited by Mark Armour

A Game of Brawl

A Game of Brawl

Bill Felber
Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Baseball's Last Great Scout

Baseball's Last Great Scout

Dan Austin

501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die

501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die

Ron Kaplan

Bridging Two Dynasties

Bridging Two Dynasties

Edited by Lyle Spatz
Associate Editors: Maurice Bouchard and Leonard Levin

Drama and Pride in the Gateway City

Drama and Pride in the Gateway City

Edited by John Harry Stahl and Bill Nowlin
Associate Editors Tom Heinlein, Russell Lake, and Leonard Levin

Banzai Babe Ruth

Banzai Babe Ruth

Robert K. Fitts

In the Best Interests of Baseball?

In the Best Interests of Baseball?

Andrew Zimbalist
With a new preface and epilogue by the author

Bat, Ball, and Bible

Bat, Ball, and Bible

Charles DeMotte

Bluegrass Baseball

Bluegrass Baseball

Katya Cengel

Mercy!

Mercy!

Curt Smith

Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers

Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers

Edited by Mark Armour and Malcolm Allen

Wally Yonamine

Wally Yonamine

Robert K. Fitts
Foreword by Senator Daniel K. Inouye
With a new preface by the author

Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence

Chris Lamb

Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

Norman L. Macht
Foreword by Connie Mack III

Connie Mack

Connie Mack

Norman L. Macht

The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America

The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America

Edited by Lyle Spatz
Associate Editors Maurice Bouchard and Leonard Levin

1921

1921

Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg
Foreword by Charles C. Alexander

A Talk in the Park

A Talk in the Park

Curt Smith

Under Pallor, Under Shadow

Under Pallor, Under Shadow

Bill Felber

Beyond DiMaggio

Beyond DiMaggio

Lawrence Baldassaro
Foreword by Dom DiMaggio

Pull Up a Chair

Pull Up a Chair

Curt Smith

Joe Cronin

Joe Cronin

Mark Armour

The Imperfect Diamond

The Imperfect Diamond

Lee Lowenfish
Foreword by Robert W. Creamer
With a new introduction and epilogue by the author

Ed Barrow

Ed Barrow

Daniel R. Levitt

Miracle Collapse

Miracle Collapse

Doug Feldmann
Foreword by Don Kessinger

Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey

Lee Lowenfish

Center Field Shot

Center Field Shot

James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy Jr.

Burying the Black Sox

Burying the Black Sox

Gene Carney

Blackout

Blackout

Chris Lamb

Baseball before We Knew It

Baseball before We Knew It

David Block

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

John Schulian

Seasons in Hell

Seasons in Hell

Mike Shropshire
With an afterword by the author

The Summer Game

The Summer Game

Roger Angell

Five Seasons

Five Seasons

Roger Angell

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

Mark Harris
With a new introduction by the author

Extra Bases

Extra Bases

Jules Tygiel

The Midsummer Classic

The Midsummer Classic

Baseball and Other Matters in 1941

Baseball and Other Matters in 1941

Robert W. Creamer

Fleet Walker's Divided Heart

Fleet Walker's Divided Heart

Minor Players, Major Dreams

Minor Players, Major Dreams

Brett H. Mandel

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

Sol White
Compiled and with an introduction by Jerry Malloy

The Men in Blue

The Men in Blue

Larry R. Gerlach

Pitching in a Pinch

Pitching in a Pinch

Christy Mathewson
Introduction by Eric Rolfe Greenberg

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever

LeRoy “Satchel” Paige and David Lipman

The Celebrant

The Celebrant

Eric Rolfe Greenberg

My Life in Baseball

My Life in Baseball

Ty Cobb
With Al Stump
Introduction by Charles C. Alexander

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