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1	Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend more books like this by Larry Tye add to wishlist Tye presents the definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an African-American pitcher in a segregated America, and his story of struggle and triumph. see all copies from $13.97! new only from $15.31! \| SVS
2	Shoeless Joe more books like this by W P Kinsella add to wishlist Ray Kinsella, an insurance agent turned farmer, begins hearing voices--rather, a Voice. "If you build it, he will come," the Voice tells Ray, who intuitively knows that "he" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, banned from baseball along with the other 1919 "Black Sox." Ray builds a baseball stadium in his cornfield, and waits. But the Voice isn't finished. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Dickson Baseball Dictionary more books like this by Paul Dickson add to wishlist A comprehensive and entertaining compendium of baseball knowledge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Summer of '49 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist In the finest tradition of baseball journalism, David Halberstam captures the drama and joy of the 1949 pennant race, which pitted the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. Personalities include Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Jerry Coleman. Halberstam evokes a different time, when baseball was broadcast on the radio and games ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Boys of Summer more books like this by Roger Kahn add to wishlist The classic history of baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers by the preeminent writer on the sport. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager more books like this by Buzz Bissinger add to wishlist Sports writer Buzz Bissinger (author of the bestselling FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) focuses on a three-game National League series in August 2003, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Given complete access to the dugout, the clubhouse, and the field, Bissinger provides a fascinatingly detailed look not only at the games themselves in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee more books like this by Allen Barra add to wishlist The gripping biography of the legendary Hall-of-Famer and one of the most quotable figures in American culture. see all copies from $14.48! new only from $16.96! \| SVS
8	October 1964 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Following his #1 baseball bestseller Summer of '49, David Halberstam gives us the Yankees-Cardinals World Series that concluded the '64 season--a transformational American moment, both inside and outside the ballpark. A book of deep insight and importance, October 1964 is also, like Halberstam's previous baseball work, a great read. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It more books like this by Lawrence S Ritter add to wishlist Great news for baseball fans--here is Lawrence Ritter's remarkable and universally hailed classic, now available in trade paperback. This is the enlarged edition, with 120 fantastic and rare photographs, of the 1966 original. In the words of 26 players, it describes what it was like to play major league baseball at the turn of the century and in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig more books like this by Jonathan Eig add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero more books like this by Leigh Montville add to wishlist Traces the baseball legend's initial signing as a teenager with the Boston Red Sox in 1938, his record-setting batting averages, his two-time service as a fighter pilot, and his love-hate relationship with fans and the media. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.54! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Teammates more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Acclaimed historian Halberstam examines here the story of four friends and fellow ball players: Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. THE TEAMMATES tells of their friendship during their playing days with an eye to fine detail, and continues on through to their retired lives off the diamond. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a more books like this by Jeff Pearlman add to wishlist Baseball's last great wild bunch--the world champion 1986 Mets--is immortalized in this rollicking story of the arrogant, insane, rock-and-roll, party-all-night team. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $3.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Filled with historical details and firsthand accounts, this moving story focuses on four baseball greats--Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams--whose 60-year friendship saw them through the transition from sports icons to men dealing with growing old. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy more books like this by Jane Leavy add to wishlist Draws on more than four hundred interviews with friends, teammates, and opponents to present a portrait of the distinguished baseball pitcher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History more books like this by Cait Murphy add to wishlist "Crazy '08" recounts the Chicago Cubs' 1908 season--the year of the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. In addition to telling the exciting story of a great season, this work also chronicles the forces that created modern baseball and the America that produced it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series more books like this by Eliot Asinof add to wishlist This book, dramatized for a movie in 1988, covers the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series. "As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome."--"The Boston Globe." of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World more books like this by Joshua Prager add to wishlist Prager presents the full, fascinating story of one of the most famous moments in baseball history: Bobby Thomson's home run which won the pennant for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy more books like this by Jules Tygiel add to wishlist "Baseball's Great Experiment" tells the story of one of the most explosive and far-reaching episodes in American sports history--Jackie Robinson's breaking of baseball's color barrier in 1946--and traces the entire, painfully slow process of desegregation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	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 add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember more books like this by John Feinstein add to wishlist Pitchers are at the heart of baseball. Each has the potential to make his team a winner or, very quickly, a loser. The pressure is huge. In the end, only those with both the arm and the heart and the ability to manage extraordinary stress will emerge as champions. John Feinstein looks into this complex side of the game through the events of one ... see all copies from $5.07! new only from $8.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract more books like this by Bill James add to wishlist In nearly 1,000 separate articles, James ranks--and writes about--the top 100 players by position in baseball history . . . and, more than that, introduces a remarkable new statistic called "Win Shares, " a way of quantifying individual performance that equalizes the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and ... see all copies from $8.69! new only from $14.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Joe Dimaggio: The Heros Life more books like this by Richard Ben Cramer (Read by) add to wishlist A groundbreaking, breathtaking biography of one of the Century's great icons, the late Joe Dimaggio, from the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning author of the bestseller WHAT IT TAKES. Few celebrities have captivated the sport's world for as long, or with such depth, as Joe DiMaggio. Here, for the first time, is the definitive story of his life, as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Yankee Stadium: A Tribute: 85 Years of Memories: 1923-2008 more books like this by Les Krantz, Reggie Jackson add to wishlist Krantz presents a nostalgic and reverent look at the House That Ruth Built--the most famous and historic baseball stadium in professional sports--complete with an original DVD of highlights and original Yankees commentary. Illustrated. see all copies from $7.54! new only from $7.61! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes more books like this by Bobby Murcer, Glen Waggoner add to wishlist "Yankee for Life" offers the story of Murcer's career with the Yankees as both a player and an award-winning broadcaster. With humor and charm, he remembers his years in pinstripes, and talks candidly about his courageous battle with brain cancer. 16-page color-photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS

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