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Drawing on hundreds of new interviews and previously unpublished letters, this authoritative, comprehensive biography of New York Yankee Lou Gehrig- ... More

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He set out to become a coach who accumulated wins, a coach who inspired a team all the way to college baseball's Holy Grail -- the College World ... More

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The third volume in Vincent's baseball oral history series features Hall of Fame ballplayers telling great baseball stories from the 1970s and '80s.

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"The business of baseball and player transactions by David Ball"-- t.p.

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This collection of more than 300 graphic biographies (bio-illustrations) of baseball players is a throwback to the illustrated biographies/cartoons ... More

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Here is a thrilling, nostalgia-filled and candid look inside the game of baseball-from the dugout to the field manager's office-by the men who made ... More

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Munson, leader of his Yankee team, ranked in the top 10 among A.L. hitters five of his nine full seasons and was one of his generation's great clutch ... More

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A broad and thorough look at the life of home run king "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron.

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Called the ?Chairman of the Board? because of his remarkable control in big games, Eddie ?Whitey? Ford still holds the record for World Series wins. ... More

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Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history--a ... More

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Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships- ... More

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Beyond the statistical record of this truly great baseball player, this book focuses on Mel Ott's personal life, his strong family ties, and the ... More

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Baseball players are storytellers, and this book is a collection of stories about the game told by players from the 1950s. These are tales from the ... More

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Before hundreds of major leaguers went off to war, they enjoyed one final season in the sun.

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just ... More

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All-Star Eddie Robinson played for seven major league teams and worked in the front office for six more. After sixty-five years in the game, he still ... More

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"The business of baseball and player transactions by David Ball"-- t.p.

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Subtitle in pre-publication: The center fielder's vigil.

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A biography of Fred "Dixie" Walker, a gifted ballplayer who played in the majors for 18 seasons and in 1,905 games, assembling a career batting ... More

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Drawing on contemporary sources including his own papers, this full-length biography covers all of Wright's life: his arrival in America; his ... More

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"When the Mets celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 1986 championship team, one man received thunderous applause when he was introduced as the only ... More

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Joe DiMaggio's complicated, very public, very enigmatic life is also the story of America's media machine. Back in the 1930s, when he first played ... More

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In February 1925, 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx left his home in Sudlersville, Maryland, and joined the Philadelphia Athletics in spring training. Over the ... More

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Based on newly discovered documents and interviews, "The Big Bam" traces Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his amazing baseball ... More

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