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100 Greatest Baseball Books List

This list comes LibraryThing and includes many books I read and want to read. It includes all kinds of baseball books including fiction and non-fiction. The list is for the most part alphabetized by author.
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The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Paul Dickson)
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
1
Paul Dickson
Breaking the Slump: Baseball in the Depression Era (Charles C. Alexander)
Breaking the Slump: Baseball in the Depression Era
2
Charles C. Alexander
Rogers Hornsby a Biography (Charles C. Alexander)
Rogers Hornsby a Biography
3
Charles C. Alexander
Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion (Roger Angell)
Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion
4
Roger Angell
Late Innings (Roger Angell)
Late Innings
5
Roger Angell
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
The Summer Game
6
ROGER ANGELL
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
7
1947 When All Hell Broke Out in Baseball (Red Barber)
1947 When All Hell Broke Out in Baseball
8
Red Barber
The Original San Francisco Giants (Steve Bitker)
The Original San Francisco Giants
9
Steve Bitker
Why Time Begins on Opening Day (Thomas Boswell)
Why Time Begins on Opening Day
10
Thomas Boswell
Ball Four
Ball Four
11
I'm Glad You Didn't Take It Personally (Jim Bouton)
I'm Glad You Didn't Take It Personally
12
Jim Bouton
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? (JIMMY BRESLIN)
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
13
JIMMY BRESLIN
Havana Heat (Darryl Brock)
Havana Heat
14
Darryl Brock
If I Never Get Back (Darryl Brock)
If I Never Get Back
15
Darryl Brock
Baseball and Philosophy (Eric Bronson)
Baseball and Philosophy
16
Eric Bronson
The Long Season (JIM BROSNAN)
The Long Season
17
JIM BROSNAN
The Pennant Race (Jim Brosnan)
The Pennant Race
18
Jim Brosnan
Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston (Howard Bryant)
Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston
19
Howard Bryant
Ed Delehanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball (Jerrod Casway)
Ed Delehanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball
20
Jerrod Casway
The Seventh Babe (Jerome Charyn)
The Seventh Babe
21
Jerome Charyn
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
22
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
23
ROBERT CREAMER
Stengel (Robert Creamer)
Stengel
24
Robert Creamer
The Catcher Was a Spy (Nicholas Dawidoff)
The Catcher Was a Spy
25
Nicholas Dawidoff
Nice Guys Finish Last (Leo Durocher & Ed Linn)
Nice Guys Finish Last
26
Leo Durocher & Ed Linn
Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig (Jonathan Eig)
Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
27
Jonathan Eig
Opening Day (Jonathan Eig)
Opening Day
28
Jonathan Eig
The Fireside Book of Baseball (Editor Charles Einstein)
The Fireside Book of Baseball
29
Editor Charles Einstein
Willie's Time: A Memoir (Charles Einstein)
Willie's Time: A Memoir
30
Charles Einstein
New York City Baseball (Harvey Frommer)
New York City Baseball
31
Harvey Frommer
Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball (Harvey Frommer)
Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball
32
Harvey Frommer
Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs (Peter Golenbock)
Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs
33
Peter Golenbock
Foul Balls: Five Years in the American League (Alison Gordon)
Foul Balls: Five Years in the American League
34
Alison Gordon
The Yankees (Frank Graham)
The Yankees
35
Frank Graham
The Celebrant (ERIC ROLFE GREENBERG)
The Celebrant
36
ERIC ROLFE GREENBERG
The Best Seat in the House but You Have to Stand (Lee Gutkind)
The Best Seat in the House but You Have to Stand
37
Lee Gutkind
Honus & Me (Dan Gutman)
Honus & Me
38
Dan Gutman
October 1964 (David Halberstam)
October 1964
39
David Halberstam
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49
40
David Halberstam
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