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More Than a Game: Great Books About Baseball

An English teacher and lifelong baseball fan presents a personal, idiosyncratic, and by no means exhaustive list of 51 of the best books on the Game. Since this list is about the literature of the Game, it includes social histories, oral histories, biographies, memoirs, reminiscences, personal reflections and appreciations, and fictions. Analytics, stats, record books, and how-to manuals have been omitted.
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Red Smith on Baseball (Smith)
Red Smith on Baseball (Smith)
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Baseball (Ward)
Baseball (Ward)
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The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
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Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Jules Tygiel)
Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Jules Tygiel)
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October 1964 (David Halberstam)
October 1964 (David Halberstam)
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Only the Ball Was White (ROBERT PETERSON)
Only the Ball Was White (ROBERT PETERSON)
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Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
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The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseba (Frank Deford)
The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseba (Frank Deford)
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The Pitch That Killed (Mike Sowell)
The Pitch That Killed (Mike Sowell)
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The Image of Their Greatness: An Illustrated History of Baseball From 1900 to the Present (Lawrence Ritter & Donald D. Honig)
The Image of Their Greatness: An Illustrated History of Baseball From 1900 to the Present (Lawrence Ritter & Donald D. Honig)
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Baseball America (Honig)
Baseball America (Honig)
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A Day in the Bleachers (Hano)
A Day in the Bleachers (Hano)
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Willie's Time: A Memoir (Charles Einstein)
Willie's Time: A Memoir (Charles Einstein)
14
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
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Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion (Roger Angell)
Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion (Roger Angell)
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Late Innings (Roger Angell)
Late Innings (Roger Angell)
17
The Boys of Summer
The Boys of Summer
18
How Life Imitates the World Series (Boswell)
How Life Imitates the World Series (Boswell)
19
Why Time Begins on Opening Day (Thomas Boswell)
Why Time Begins on Opening Day (Thomas Boswell)
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Nine Innings (Daniel Okrent)
Nine Innings (Daniel Okrent)
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Wait Till Next Year (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Wait Till Next Year (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (Stephen King & Stewart O'Nan)
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (Stephen King & Stewart O'Nan)
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
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Ball Four
Ball Four
25
The Bronx Zoo (SPARKY LYLE AND PETER GOLENBOCK)
The Bronx Zoo (SPARKY LYLE AND PETER GOLENBOCK)
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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? (JIMMY BRESLIN)
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? (JIMMY BRESLIN)
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Seasons in Hell (Shropshire)
Seasons in Hell (Shropshire)
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Men at Work (George F. Will)
Men at Work (George F. Will)
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The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century (Philip Seib)
The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century (Philip Seib)
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Cobb (Al Stump)
Cobb (Al Stump)
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
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Ted Williams: A Baseball Life (Michael Seidel)
Ted Williams: A Baseball Life (Michael Seidel)
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The Science of Hitting (TED WILLIAMS AND JOHN UNDERWOOD)
The Science of Hitting (TED WILLIAMS AND JOHN UNDERWOOD)
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Don't Look Back (Ribowski)
Don't Look Back (Ribowski)
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A League of My Own (Patricia I. Brown)
A League of My Own (Patricia I. Brown)
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The Last Hero: The Life of Mickey Mantle (David Falkner)
The Last Hero: The Life of Mickey Mantle (David Falkner)
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The Wrong Stuff (Lee)
The Wrong Stuff (Lee)
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Veek as in Wreck (Veek)
Veek as in Wreck (Veek)
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Where Have You Gone, Vince Dimaggio (Kiersh)
Where Have You Gone, Vince Dimaggio (Kiersh)
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Baseball When the Grass Was Real (Honig)
Baseball When the Grass Was Real (Honig)
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