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Scott MAlthough neither of these is fiction if you'd still like to read about 19th century or early 20th century baseball then I'd recommend two books that I read over the course of the summer.
1) Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball by Jerrold Casway as Jay mentioned.
2) The Black Prince of Baseball, Hal Chase and the mythology of the game by Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella
Enjoy!
Scott