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The Selling of the Babe : the deal that changed baseball and created a legend
by Glenn Stout
The first book to focus on the ramifications of the sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 reveals brand-new information about Babe and the unique political situation surrounding his sale, which transformed him from player to icon and sparked a new era in the game.
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The Lost Memoir
by Lou Gehrig
The lost memoir from baseball icon Lou Gehrig-a major historical discovery, published for the first time as a book, with "color commentary" from historian Alan Gaff. In 1927, the legendary Lou Gehrig sat down to write the remarkable story of his life and career. He was at his peak, fresh off a record-breaking season with the fabled '27 World Series champion Yankees. It was an era unlike any other. Gehrig's personal remembrances were published that year as popular weekly columns in The Oakland Tribune. Until now, those pages were lost to history. Lou comes alive in his captivating memoir. It is a heartfelt rags-to-riches tale about a poor kid from New York who grew up to become one of the greatest. He takes us to his childhood home, to Columbia University where he flashed as a prospect, all the way to the dugout at Yankee Stadium where he recounts his first major league hit and bonding with Babe Ruth. There is a real poignancy to this tale. Built like a heavyweight boxer, "Iron Horse" Lou was one of the most powerful men to play the game. Off the field he was a shy, gentle soul. He would die prematurely from ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disorder now known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Here is Lou back at bat-Hall of Famer, All Star, and MVP. Lou Gehrig is a monument and tribute to a singular life and career
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The Cup of Coffee Club : 11 players and their brush with baseball history
by Jacob Kornhauser
Most baseball players will never reach the major leagues. While many that do stay there for a long time, there are a select few that played in just one major league game. Cup of Coffee Club tells the stories of eleven of these players and their struggles to reach the major leagues, as well as their struggles to get back
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Jackie Robinson : an integrated life
by J. Christopher Schutz
J. Christopher Schutz reveals the real Jackie Robinson, as a more defiant, combative spirit than simply the “turn the other cheek” compliant “credit to his race.” Examining this key figure at the crossroads of baseball and civil rights histories, Schutz provides a cohesive exploration of the man and the times that made him great.
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Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius
by Bill Pennington
A portrait of the 1950s New York Yankees second baseman explores the athletic and leadership genius behind his mercurial personality and controversial antics, tracing his shantytown upbringing and conflict-marked relationships.
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My Cubs : a love story
by Scott Simon
The host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition offers personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball’s most tortured—and now triumphant—franchise.
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Change Up : an oral history of 8 key events that shaped modern baseball
by Larry Burke
Draws on the experiences and testimonies of such contributors as Derek Jeter, Cal Ripkin, and David Maraniss to identify eight turning points in baseball, in an oral history that covers such events as the creation of the players union, the hiring of first black manager Frank Robinson, and the rise of Latino and Japanese players.
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Yogi : a life behind the mask
by Jon Pessah
A portrait of the 13-time World Series champion traces his rise to one of baseball’s most accomplished athletes, discussing such topics as his experiences as an impoverished first-generation immigrant, his heroic war service and his paradoxical quotes.
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The Baseball Whisperer : a small-town coach who shaped big league dreams
by Michael Tackett
A first book by the New York Times Washington Bureau editor traces the five-decade career of legendary coach Merl Eberly, describing his role in transforming the Clarinda A's team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse and his development of numerous major league players.
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A Game of Their Own : voices of contemporary women in baseball
by Jennifer Ring
In 2010 twenty American women were selected to represent Team USA in the fourth Women’s Baseball World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela; most Americans, however, had no idea such a team even existed. A Game of Their Own chronicles the largely invisible history of women in baseball and offers an account of the 2010 Women’s World Cup tournament. Jennifer Ring includes oral histories of eleven members of the U.S. Women’s National Team, from the moment each player picked up a bat and ball as a young girl to her selection for Team USA.
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Moneyball : the art of winning an unfair game
by Michael Lewis
Explains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is putting into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing where a compilation of statistics, locker room knowledge and players rethinking what they know about playing baseball, demonstrating how success can be obtained without spending enormous sums of money.
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The Teammates : A Portrait of a Friendship
by David Halberstam
Follows the friendship of Boston Red Sox teammates Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky from their playing days in the 1940s to Ted Williams's death in 2002
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K : a history of baseball in ten pitches
by Tyler Kepner
A history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching draws on years of archival research and interviews with more than 300 star athletes to reveal the colorful stories and folklore behind 10 major pitches.
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Ball Four : the final pitch
by Jim Bouton
The beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with a new prologue by Jim Bouton. When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and social leper. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball. For the updated edition of this historic book, Bouton has written a new prologue, detailing his perspective on how baseball has changed since the last edition was released
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Making My Pitch : a woman's baseball odyssey
by Ila Jane Borders
Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men’s collegiate game. After Mike Veeck signed Borders in May 1997 to pitch for his St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, she accomplished what no woman had done since the Negro Leagues era: play men’s professional baseball. Borders played four professional seasons and in 1998 became the first woman in the modern era to win a professional ball game.
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