Baseball Books


Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional SportsGame of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
Best Price: $2.99
Any true fan of baseball will love this book. Not only does it provide factual reporting, but is...
Mr. Red Sox: The Johnny Pesky StoryMr. Red Sox: The Johnny Pesky Story
Best Price: $16.37
I was motivated to write because of the strange review by "L. Goldstein," who seems a...
The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball's Forgotten GreatThe Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball's Forgotten Great
Best Price: $17.70
George Sisler, the subject of Rick Huhn's book, "The Sizzler," is yet another of the...
The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American CenturyThe Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century
Best Price: $8.00
I agree with just about all the positive and negative critisms I've read here about this book....
Still A Legend: The Story of Roger MarisStill A Legend: The Story of Roger Maris
Best Price: $12.57
You said he could have been as big as Mark McGuire? I do not thing Roger took steroids my...


One Pitch from Glory: A Decade of Running the Red SoxOne Pitch from Glory: A Decade of Running the Red Sox
Best Price: $6.91
I have been a member of Red Sox nation for over 30 years and and have been a clinical...
Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker (Sport in American Life)Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker (Sport in American Life)
Best Price: $12.95
Baseball biographies of deadball era players are all the rage now. I was really excited to see...
Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall StoryFear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story
Best Price: $13.20
Our heroes wear uniforms, not only of the home team, but seemingly a vest for the body blows...
Babe Ruth: A Daughter's PortraitBabe Ruth: A Daughter's Portrait
Best Price: $18.35
i am not understanding how julia babe's adopted daughter wrote a book about him and his adopted...
Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live ByJackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By
Best Price: $0.50
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball since the...


Pride and Pinstripes: The Yankees, Mets, and Surviving Life's ChallengesPride and Pinstripes: The Yankees, Mets, and Surviving Life's Challenges
Best Price: $7.06
PRIDE AND PINSTRIPES IS ABOUT THE LIFE AND CAREER OF FORMER YANKEE GREAT MEL STOTTLEMYRE. MEL...
All My Octobers: My Memories of 12 World Series When the Yankees Ruled BaseballAll My Octobers: My Memories of 12 World Series When the Yankees Ruled Baseball
Best Price: $1.42
All My Octobers is a great book, full of great moments and great players in Major League...
My Prison Without BarsMy Prison Without Bars
Best Price: $0.50
My Prison Without Bars No one who has been involved with baseball over the last 40 years doesn't...
Dock Ellis in the Country of BaseballDock Ellis in the Country of Baseball
Best Price: $17.95
Now that Donald Hall has been named poet laureate of the United States, maybe Dock Ellis in the...
1939: Baseball's Tipping Point1939: Baseball's Tipping Point
Best Price: $14.49
This informative and engaging book covers the state of baseball in a key year. In 1939 Lou...

Big Papi (Spanish edition): La Historia de Mis Anhelos y Mis Grandes BatazosBig Papi (Spanish edition): La Historia de Mis Anhelos y Mis Grandes Batazos
Best Price: $2.75
I bought the book for my cousin, he and myself love it. Is very easy to read and funny
Quotable Casey: The Wit, Wisdom, and Wacky Words of Casey Stengel, Baseball's Old Professor and Most Amazing Manager (Potent Quotables)Quotable Casey: The Wit, Wisdom, and Wacky Words of Casey Stengel, Baseball's Old Professor and Most Amazing Manager (Potent Quotables)
Best Price: $8.75
Compiled by Fred McMane (a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America),...
Heroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made It America's Favorite GameHeroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made It America's Favorite Game
Best Price: $6.32
Never grow tired of reading about some of the men responsible to laying the foundation for baseball.
I'm Just Getting Started: Baseball's Best Storyteller on Old School Baseball, Defying the Odds, and Good CigarsI'm Just Getting Started: Baseball's Best Storyteller on Old School Baseball, Defying the Odds, and Good Cigars
Best Price: $2.43
Basically this book is a few interesting baseball anecdotes surrounded by a lot of fluff. Most...
Willie Mays: Art in the OutfieldWillie Mays: Art in the Outfield
Best Price: $10.00
As much as any other sports figure, Willie Mays embodies the changes that racial integration...

The Big Z:  The Carlos Zambrano StoryThe Big Z: The Carlos Zambrano Story
Best Price: $8.00
I was encouraged to read this biography of Carlos Zambrano. He is a truly humble (if...
Mickey Mantle: Stories and Memorabilia from a Lifetime with The MickMickey Mantle: Stories and Memorabilia from a Lifetime with The Mick
Best Price: $21.56
Book was nicely put together and contains some great pictures as well as reproductions of his...
John McGrawJohn McGraw
Best Price: $22.91
I was really excited to learn more about such an important figure in baseball history. This in...
Perfect, Once Removed: When Baseball Was All the World to MePerfect, Once Removed: When Baseball Was All the World to Me
Best Price: $0.01
If you are a guy or gal who was born before 1950 and enjoy the game of baseball then Phillip...
Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie WaitkusBaseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus
Best Price: $8.91
Wow, a can't-stop-reading book for baseball fans who don't care about stats but love the...

Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York YankeesBat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees
Best Price: $39.23
The purpose of a book, in my opinion, is to take the reader away and allow him to experience...
The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's AmericaThe Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
Best Price: $4.78
The Soul of Baseball illuminates what life can be. It would help anyone get past their...
Home Is Everything: The Latino Baseball Story: From the Barrio to the Major LeaguesHome Is Everything: The Latino Baseball Story: From the Barrio to the Major Leagues
Best Price: $15.47
This is the best book I ever read! Marcos Breton is an amazing writer and historian. Usually,...
Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed AmericaHank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America
Best Price: $1.46
In his usual, thorough and mesmerizing manner, Stanton takes us thru the times of one of...
Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout ArtistRube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist
Best Price: $28.11
Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist I thoroughly enjoyed this book....

Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the PlatePlanet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate
Best Price: $5.96
Classic baseball autobiography by an umpire who served 13 years in the minors before a 23-year...
Honus Wagner: A BiographyHonus Wagner: A Biography
Best Price: $20.81
It's sad that this book has gotten such poor reviews. I tore through the entire thing...
Ted Williams: The Pursuit of PerfectionTed Williams: The Pursuit of Perfection
Best Price: $26.13
This is a great book, but basically it's the same book the authors put out in 1997 under the...
Hello Everybody, I'm George KellHello Everybody, I'm George Kell
Best Price: $42.95
I know...I know...Ernie Harwell is a legend in Detroit and a Man of God. I would never take...
Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World SeriesChasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series
Best Price: $3.96
Unlike most of you reviewing I grew up as a southern girl and fell in love with the New York...

Josh Gibson: A Life in the Negro LeaguesJosh Gibson: A Life in the Negro Leagues
Best Price: $4.20
It's the great chicken/egg debate, was Josh Gibson the black Babe Ruth or was Babe Ruth the...
A Nice TuesdayA Nice Tuesday
Best Price: $10.97
I bought this book because I enjoyed a False Spring many years ago. I was truly not...
Money Pitcher: Chief Bender And the Tragedy of Indian AssimilationMoney Pitcher: Chief Bender And the Tragedy of Indian Assimilation
Best Price: $21.00
Charles Albert Bender was one of baseball's most talented pitchers. By the end of his major...
Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His LegacyBaseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
Best Price: $4.95
This is the book from which John McCain and his ghost writer "borrowed" most of the...
Hank Greenberg: Hall-of-Fame SluggerHank Greenberg: Hall-of-Fame Slugger
Best Price: $3.70
My mother was delighted to receive this item as he was one of her baseball hero's.

Dice-K: The First Season of the Red Sox $100 Million ManDice-K: The First Season of the Red Sox $100 Million Man
Best Price: $3.95
There are some players who produce seasons that transcend mere success or failure, and Daisuke...
Whitey FordWhitey Ford
Best Price: $29.95
Mr. Coverdale may be the most accurate baseball biographer, but he ranks among the driest. This...
Our Mickey: Cherished Memories of an American IconOur Mickey: Cherished Memories of an American Icon
Best Price: $6.65
I am a huge Yankee fan and I have read a lot of books about them including some about Mickey...
Between the Lines: Nine Things Baseball Taught Me About LifeBetween the Lines: Nine Things Baseball Taught Me About Life
Best Price: $1.89
Orel Hersheiser's book is excellent on giving advice for life. Unlike most athletes, Orel...
What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? : A RemembranceWhat Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? : A Remembrance
Best Price: $3.59
This easy- to- read- page- turner provides new insight into a truly great man. I had admired...

Omar!: My Life on and Off the FieldOmar!: My Life on and Off the Field
Best Price: $7.50
I bought this book to hear the dirt about Jose Mesa. Vizquel is great talent - especially in...
Ichiro on Ichiro: Conversations with Narumi KomatsuIchiro on Ichiro: Conversations with Narumi Komatsu
Best Price: $6.75
The book appears mostly a direct translation of Japanese version. Although I am in a...
Hal Chase: The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest CrookHal Chase: The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook
Best Price: $32.00
Martin Kohout has given us the definitive biography of one of the most controversial athletes...
Out at HomeOut at Home
Best Price: $15.28
I stumbled upon this book recently and read it in about 2 1/2 nights. Milt Pappas was my...
Inside PowerInside Power
Best Price: $7.70
This is a very brief story about the earlier years of one of baseball's premier players, Gary...

Rogers Hornsby: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)Rogers Hornsby: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)
Best Price: $25.04
Rogers Hornsby has the highest career batting average of any right-handed hitter and the second...
Rumor in Town: A Grandson's Promise to Right a WrongRumor in Town: A Grandson's Promise to Right a Wrong
Best Price: $15.42
Re: Rumor in Town by Matt Dahlgren I loved this book because it touched me and intrigued me...
Ty Cobb: Safe at HomeTy Cobb: Safe at Home
Best Price: $8.42
The author takes up the defense of Ty Cobb, probably the most disliked man to ever play major...
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball ValentineThe Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine
Best Price: $17.87
I tend to stay away from autobiographies as some could better be cross marketed as fiction. ...
Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GMBuilt to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM
Best Price: $2.94
I picked up a copy of the book at the local Dollar store and I am glad I didn't pay full price...

First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie RobinsonFirst Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson
Best Price: $8.90
I was 9 years old, and living in Brooklyn, when Jackie Robinson broke in in 1947. I saw a few...
    
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