Maybe I'll Pitch Forever by Satchel Paige is something you might like. I haven't read them in a while, but Jim Brosnan's two books, The Pennant Race and A Long Season, laid the groundwork for Bouton's Ball Four. (Brosnan was a reliever for the Reds' '61 pennant winners.) I think David Halberstam's October, 1964 might have already been mentioned, and I'd second that nomination.
Marvin Miller's autobiography, A Whole Different Ballgame, is also well worth your time, though it's not about game's greats. Lotsa great reading out there.
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