Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfa...
Michael LewisMoneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts...
More Tales from the Dugout: More of t...
Mike ShannonMike Shannon delivers a brand-new collection of true stories and never-before-told anecdotes that come straight from the insider's circle.
Heads-up Baseball: Playing The Game O...
Ken RavizzaThis book provides you with an understanding of how the mental game works and details the concrete strategies for developing such elusive skills as concentration, mental pre- paratin and staying in control under pressure.
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life in...
John FeinsteinFrom master sportswriter John Feinstein, author of A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink, a riveting journey through baseball's bittersweet proving grounds: the minor leagues.Minor league baseball is quintessentially American:...
NPR Driveway Moments: Baseball: Radio...
Neal ConanStories from the National Public Radio archives honor America's national pastime. Stories so compelling you'll stay in your car to hear them through—even if you're sitting in your own driveway. Peabody-winning Talk of the Nation hos...
Jane Leavy, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, returns with a biography of an American original—Mickey Mantle. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with friends and family,...
Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts...
You Can Observe a Lot By Watching
Yogi BerraThe Yankee great and bestselling author uses stories from his legendary career to show how to be a better team player. Yogi Berra is one of the most beloved and revered figures in all of baseball, and his humorously offbeat aphorisms ...
Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robi...
Jonathan EigApril 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball in the twentiet...
When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn ...
"Honest, touching, and beautifully rendered . . . Far more than a book about baseball, it is a deeply felt story of triumph and failure, dreams and disappointments. Jim Abbott has hurled another gem."—Jonathan Eig, New Yor...
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In...
John FeinsteinFrom the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting journey through the world of minor-league baseball"No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they're pitching or hitting in Triple-A." —Chris Schwinden, Tr...
From famed manager Terry Francona, a lively, unvarnished narrative of his tenure withthe storied Boston Red Sox From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, the most talked about, scrutinized team in all of sports. In...
A no-holds-barred memoir from the most legendary first baseman to ever play the game As a champion St. Louis Cardinal and New York Met, Keith Hernandez revolutionized the role of first baseman, partying hard and playing harder. A five...
Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fam...
Reggie JacksonReggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective./Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortu...
Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from th...
Christy MathewsonThis insiders account blends anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history to celebrate baseball as it was played by its early heroes. Matty makes us feel that tense moment when a player in a pinch must use his head.
The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar My...
Jeff PassanYahoo's lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports—the pitching arm—and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.Every year, Ma...
The Glory of Their Times: The Story o...
Lawrence S. RitterFirst published in 1966, IThe Glory of Their Times is a universally hailed classic. A loving look back at the way baseball used to be, and the legends who played the game—immortals like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and many ot...
Baseball Forever!: 50 Years of Radio ...
Jason TurbowA homage to the history of baseball during the Golden Age of Radio. An avid collector, John Miley has what is thought to be the largest private collection of baseball radio broadcasts. In Baseball Forever!, bestselling author Jason Tu...
Baseball Trivia for the Thinking Fan:...
Yankee fan? Red Sox fan? Dodger fan? Do you think you know everything about baseball from the Black Sox to the White Sox? Then test yourself . Every era of is represented from Cap Anson to Mike Trout, Cy Young to Clayton Kershaw, Ty C...
So You Think You Know Baseball: The B...
The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Book #1 New Release in Statistics and Baseball History In this third title published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, test your knowledge of baseball trivia against the experts–the Natio...
The Baby Bombers: The Inside Story of...
Now in paperback, and updated to include the Yankees' 100-win 2018 season! The meteoric rise of the new generation of superstar Yankees, including Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres, and Luis Severino―from...
The Baseball Maniac's Almanac: The Ab...
An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniac's Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough co...
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How B...
Edward AchornChris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most import...
Curveball: The Remarkable Story of To...
Martha AckmannFrom the time she was a girl growing up in the shadow of Lexington Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Toni Stone knew she wanted to play professional baseball. There was only one problem--every card was stacked against her. Curveball tell...
Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the M...
Tom AlesiaThe most unlikely Hall of Famer Dave Bancroft should not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He emerged from his Iowa hometown as an undersized shortstop without batting skills. Signed by one of the 300-plus minor league teams at age 17...
100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know ...
Bill BaerCompiling 130 years of the Phillies, this handbook offers dedicated information to fans of Philadelphia's favorite baseball team. Topics covered include personalities, events, and facts that every fan should know without hesitation, s...
One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an...
Chris BallardIn 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinoisplaying with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hatsdefied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with nocoaching experience, the Macon Ironmen...
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption,...
Dan Barry"Bottom of the 33rd is chaw-chewing, sunflower-spitting, pine tar proof that too much baseball is never enough." —Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax "What a book—an exquisite exercise in story-tell...
Boston Red Sox 2019: A Baseball Compa...
Baseball ProspectusThe team edition based on the The New York Times Bestselling Guide.This portable team edition of the full 24th edition of the industry-leading baseball annual contains all of the important statistics, player projections and insider-le...