Favorite Baseball Books? Let's Share!

[hammertime]

Crazy '08 is one of my favorites. An easy and entertaining read.

[Seven]

Only The Ball Was White

The Glory of Their Times

[TUM301]

Originally Posted by hammertime

Crazy '08 is one of my favorites. An easy and entertaining read.

I’ll second this Sir, couldn’t put it down. It was like spending the whole season at the stadiums 👍

[fkm_bky]

Pride of the Yankees and Glory of Their Times

Bill

[z28jd]

My two favorite are:

Glory of Their Times

The Beer and Whiskey League

[Yoda]

Fear Strikes Out.

[obiwan1129]

One Shot At Forever

[58pinson]

One that I enjoyed greatly and doesn't get mentioned often was John Helyar's "Lords Of The Realm: The Real History Of Baseball". Published in 1994, so it's been around a while. Found some of the stories about owners fascinating.

[akleinb611]

Here's a recommendation you don't hear often, or often enough: the three volumes of Charles Einstein's "Fireside Book of Baseball." Published from 1956 to 1968, this is a series of anthologies of fiction and non-fiction, all relating to baseball. There is literally something for everyone in these books, and I guarantee many hours of happy reading. They're long out of print, and the third volume can be a bit difficult to track down, but check your used book resources and you'll be rewarded.

By the way, Charles Einstein, who did a brilliant job selecting the many pieces included in these volumes, was the older brother of Bob "Super Dave Osborne" Einstein, and also the older brother of Albert Brooks. And yes, actor/filmmaker Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein. I don't know what that proves, but it proves something.

Alan

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by z28jd

The Beer and Whiskey League

Good to hear. Picked this up at the used bookstore this summer, haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

[jchcollins]

The Maraniss book on Roberto Clemente was pretty good.