Any good baseball book recommendations?

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by BBSD

Unbroken is a must read. Especially for the younger generation.

Absolutely!!! One of those books that you stay awake 2-3 extra hours every night because you can't put it down.

Ken

[Bored5000]

Two great ones I have read in recent months are Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson and Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander. The David Fleitz book on Jackson is the best bio I have come across on Shoeless Joe. It goes far beyond the Black Sox Scandal and presents a more balanced look at the man than the hero worship of Jackson in Eight Men Out and Field of Dreams. The book also details the 30 years of Jackson's life following his banishment from baseball more than any other source I have found.

Likewise, the John Skipper book on Alexander is a fascinating read of a man whose demons (alcoholism, epilepsy, shellshock from World War I) completely overwhelmed him over the last 20 years of his life. Over the final couple decades of his life, Alexander slid into an existence of constant unemployment, drunkeness and poverty, despite the efforts of numerous people in baseball to help him either through jobs or just outright handouts. I am a Phiilies fan, so in addition to the gripping tale of Alexander, the Skipper book also provided some of the best information on the 1915 Phillies National League pennant winners that I have read anywhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-The-L...tz+joe+jackson

http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Curve-T...over+alexander

[Giants00]

Echoing Green, Josh Prager's incredible book about the 1951 New York Giants. Best researched baseball book in a long time. An incredible story and the writer puts you in 1951.

[Nashvol]

Originally Posted by Giants00

Echoing Green, Josh Prager's incredible book about the 1951 New York Giants. Best researched baseball book in a long time. An incredible story and the writer puts you in 1951.

+1

[r2678]

A fun, easy read is "Pitchin' Man: Satchel Paige" by Hal Lebovitz. It was also a Kindle download. As one would think, a lot is said about Negro League baseball.

[BigJJ]

Richard Ben Cramer's Joe Dimaggio:The Hero's Life was incredible. A necessary read I would argue. Best J

[Writehooks]

It's an oldie, but I really enjoyed Richard Goldstein's "Spartan Seasons: How baseball survived the Second World War." Published by MacMillan in 1980.

[RichardSimon]

The Ginger Kid about Buck Weaver is a terrific book also.

[RelicSports]

This is great stuff, thank you everyone! I am gonna have plenty to keep me busy!

[BigJJ]

Baseball Before We Knew It, The Card and Operation Bullpen are also great

[yankeesjetsfan]

I've been reading Pinstripe Empire: The Yankees From Before The Babe to After The Boss by Marty Appel. Great book about the history of the Yankees with goes into great deatail about their Highlander years. I am really enjoying this book.

Mike

[tcdyess]

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/6/1...baseball-books

I know this post is older, but here is an article with some relevance even though much of it is already known....

Tim