Favorite Baseball Books? Let's Share!

[FrankWakefield]

Many erudite choices, guys.

Crazy '08 was written by Flemming, I think. He also wrote The Dizziest Season (1934 Cardinals).

I agree with The Glory of Their Times. Start by reading that one.
James' first Historical Baseball Abstract, I liked that one better.
Baseball When the Grass Was Real
Fireside Book of Baseball
2 Mike Sowell books: July 2, 1903 (about Ed Delahanty and how the two leagues reached an agreement to honor the other's contracts), and The Pitch that Killed... (about Ray Chapman and Carl Mays, Had that pitch not hit Chapman, I think both would have had a good shot at making the Hall)
Beer and Whiskey League
Only the Ball Was White
The Fix is In.
Halberstam's October 2964

I've not read that Bender's Burden book, I think I will.


Now, when it comes to fiction... #1 is The Celebrant. It's set in the times of the T206 players... an enchanting book. #2 The Art of Fielding. It's about baseball, and life, and so much more.

[Stampsfan]

A couple of Pete Golenbock books on the Yankees of my youth:
"Number 1"
"The Bronx Zoo"

Also finished the oldie "Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn about a year ago

Finally, since this site is about collecting, "The Ball" by Daniel Paisner

[hammertime]

This book deserves a mention. I'm currently reading it and it is phenomenal.

[Adam_thanks_and_gig]

Glad this thread was created, I will be referencing it often.

A newly published book "The New York Game" by Kevin Baker

[Bigdaddy]

Nothing new here, but another plug for:

Glory of Their Times by Larry Ritter; there is also archive recordings that he made while writing the book. Not a reading of the book, but the actual interviews with the ballplayers.

Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn

[Rickyy]

I always like to read BB books especially during the winter time .

I just reread The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading & Bubblegum Book, by Brendan C. Boyd and Fred C. Harris. Always a fun read.

Glory of their Times... can't believe I never read this until this year... I just finished it and loved every word from the players of the early and glory days.

Ricky Y

[ALBB]

That Joe Pepitone book was a lot of laughs