Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend more books like this

by Larry Tye

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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My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life, more books like this

by Ted Williams

Back in print for the first time in years, Ted Williams's classic autobiography now contains brand-new, never-before-published material. Praised by critics everywhere as one of the greatest sports books ever written. Illustrated.

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Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back more books like this

by Josh Hamilton, Tim Keown

Hamilton, first overall pick in the 1999 baseball draft, seemed destined for superstardom until a four-year nightmare of drugs and alcohol addiction derailed his career. While chronicling those tragic events, this book is ultimately a story of redemption and triumph. (Motivation)

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Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero more books like this

by Leigh Montville

With the death of baseball legend Ted Williams on July 3, 2002, "Sports Illustrated" ran Montville's powerful obituary as its much-praised cover story. With passion and precision, Montville conjures equally the powerful grace of Williams's legendary swing and his cultural aura of invincibility.

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Cobb: A Biography more books like this

by Al Stump

Al Stump spent a year with the dying Ty Cobb as ghostwriter of the baseball player's autobiography. The inspiration for the movie "Cobb", this book has remained a sports classic.

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We Would Have Played for Nothing: Baseball Stars of the 1950s and 1960s Talk about the Game They Loved more books like this

by Fay Vincent

A great Father's Day gift, this second volume of oral histories from former Major League Baseball Commissioner Vincent covers the 1950s and 1960s, the era when baseball expanded across the country. 40 b&w photographs throughout.

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Bill James Handbook more books like this

by B James

This complete annual baseball reference guide includes an extensive glossary with math formulas for determining the multitude of statistics now used in baseball, new pitcher projections, new base running analysis, hitter projections, team efficiency summary, player win-shares, and managers' records.

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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig more books like this

by Jonathan Eig

The shy and retiring Lou Gehrig became a baseball legend, playing in 2,130 consecutive games as a stalwart hitter and first-baseman for the Yankees in the 1920s and '30s. This exhaustive biography of Gehrig emphasizes his low-key, humble, endearingly eccentric personality, which was especially striking when contrasted with the flamboyant Babe Ruth ...

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When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heros more books like this

by Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan

Baseball legend Yogi Berra looks back on his career in baseball as player and manager, sharing new anecdotes and perspectives as well as the much-quoted aphorisms that made him famous.

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Baseball's Best: Five True Stories more books like this

by Andrew Gutelle, Cliff Spohn (Illustrator)

"Using a you-are-there approach, Gutelle tells about five special moments in the careers of baseball Hall-of-Famers Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron. The present-tense gambit brings immediacy to the narratives, and the drama of the moment will grab young fans. Solid reading for third-graders".--Booklist.

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Straw: Finding My Way more books like this

by Darryl Strawberry

Former baseball slugger Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles off the field, recounts his highs, lows, and the lessons learned along the way that allowed him to survive. color photo insert.

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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth more books like this

by Leigh Montville

Based on newly discovered documents and interviews, "The Big Bam" traces Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his amazing baseball career in Boston and New York where he entered the record books as the world's most explosive slugger.

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On the Field with Derek Jeter more books like this

by Matt Christopher

A biography of World Series-winning baseball player Derek Jeter. Illustrated with photographs.

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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy more books like this

by Jane Leavy

Draws on more than four hundred interviews with friends, teammates, and opponents to present a portrait of the distinguished baseball pitcher.

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The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound more books like this

by Ron Darling, Daniel Paisner

Darling--member of the 1986 World Series-winning Mets team and one of today's most articulate and insightful broadcasters--provides a deeper appreciation of what happens on the baseball diamond.

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The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams more books like this

by Derek Jeter, Jack Curry

In this inspiring sports biography, the popular and stylish shortstop Derek Jeter shows how he achieved his goal to become a player for the New York Yankees. Jeter offers guidelines for setting goals and realizing one's dreams.

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Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger more books like this

by Jean Rhodes, Shawn Boburg, Leigh Montville (Foreword by)

Authorized by the future Hall of Famer himself, and written by a clinical psychologist and an award-winning investigative journalist, "Becoming Manny" is the incredible story behind one of the greatest baseball sluggers of all time. Manny Ramirez ranks seventeenth in career home runs and eighth in career slugging percentage -- the only players ...

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Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion Within more books like this

by Mike Lowell, Rob Bradford, Josh Beckett (Foreword by)

The nationally bestselling, inspiring memoir from Red Sox hero and MVP of the2007 World Series, third baseman Mike Lowell.

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Red Sox Century: The Definitive History of Baseball's Most Storied Franchise more books like this

by Glenn Stout, Richard A Johnson

Now updated through 2003, this enormously popular one-volume history of the Sox is filled with revelations, illustrated with 275 photos and includes personal essays by some of the team's most famous chroniclers.

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Idiot: Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life more books like this

by Johnny Damon, Peter Golenbock

Johnny Damon gives his version of the miraculous 2004 season in which the Red Sox overcame their famous "Curse" and whipped the New York Yankees in the World Series. In addition to an account of that climactic event, Damon looks back at a childhood spent traveling the world as the son of career army father and a Thailand-born mother, the family's ...

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Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball more books like this

by Jose Canseco

In 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal -- and no one believed him. His "New York Times" bestselling memoir "Juiced" met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media, coaches, clubs, and players, many of whom Canseco had personally introduced to steroids -- with a needle in the ass. Baseball's former ...

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The long season more books like this

by Jim Brosnan

The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season's schedule to October. One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the ...

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Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir more books like this

by Paul O'Neill, Burton Rocks

Former Yankee outfielder O'Neill offers up this tribute to his father, himself a professional baseball player, and the philosophy he thinks his father took from the game. ME AND MY DAD also looks at the state of the game today, drawing contrasts with the game of old, and provides some colorful insight into O'Neill's teammates with whom he won ...

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Zim: A Baseball Life more books like this

by Don Zimmer, Bill Madden, Joe Torre (Foreword by)

"Zimmer's baseball life has been a full one, and half a century of his stories makes for a bountiful book." - Allen St. John, "New York Times Book Review". "On every page, he is there to be appreciated for his journey as a player, manager, and coach for more than half a century as well as for his wisdom, his humor, and just being himself." - Dave ...

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What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?: A Remembrance more books like this

by Richard Ben Cramer

When legendary Red Sox hitter Ted Williams died on July 5, 2002, newspapers reviewed the stats, compared him to other legends of the game, and declared him the greatest hitter who ever lived. Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed biographer of Joe DiMaggio, decodes this oversized icon who dominated the game and finds not just a ...

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