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This detailed, authoritative account of one of the most important seasons in baseball history chronicles the day when, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke ... More

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"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." --Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit ... More

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Drawing on hundreds of new interviews and previously unpublished letters, this authoritative, comprehensive biography of New York Yankee Lou Gehrig- ...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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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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Tye presents the definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an African-American pitcher in a segregated America, and his story of struggle and triumph.

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

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Before Ken Griffey Jr., before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's celebrated stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white ... More

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When Only the Ball Was White was first published in 1970, Satchel Paige had not yet been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and there was a general ... More

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One of baseball's most eccentric characters and storytellers chronicles his life in the sport from playing high school ball in Cincinnati to his ... More

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This is the first major biography of Williams to chronicle his extraordinary and sometimes troubled career. At the plate, he was a model of control ... More

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This incredible gathering of first-hand remembrances brings a fascinating and enlightening new perspective to the period of baseball's greatest peak ... 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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A sports columnist presents the ultimate baseball debate book, one guaranteed to spark thousands of heated arguments and supply fuel for thousands ... More

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The first book to utilize the files, letters, and correspondence of the Major League Baseball Players Association, The End of Baseball As We Knew It ... More

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Tavares' striking homage to one of baseball's legends offers a rare view into Babe Ruth's formative years in Saint Mary's Industrial School for BoysN ... More

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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseballs greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in ... More

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Snyder reveals the true story of the greatest baseball dynasty most people have never heard of--the Homestead Grays, the Negro Leagues' most ... 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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"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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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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"This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated. "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year ... More

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Baseball in the 1930s was more than a national pastime; it was a cultural touchstone that galvanized communities and gave a struggling country its ... More

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

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Explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a ... More

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From one of the country's leading contemporary biographers--the first writer to be given access to Jackie Robinson's private papers--comes a ... More

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