What are some of your favorite baseball related books?

[Rich Klein]

There are actually tons of good baseball books out there. Do you prefer a more modern book or perhaps a book focusing on the pre-war era

In addition, do you want a biography or a history or something else

Sometimes the subject matter means a ton to the reader, so think of what you'd like to so

In addition, there is a difference between a book you'd find at B&N and an older book you can find on an amazon.com

So, let's say you wanted to read an important book; I'd actually first say

Ball Four: Which is a diary of Jim Bouton's 1969 season, which was the ONLY season for the Seattle Pilots and that book was insrturmental in changing how reporters covered baseball teams.

Regards
Rich

[J.McMurry]

Here's a few that stand out in memory as Good reads.

The Duke of Flatbush - Duke Snider

Operation Bullpen-Kevin Nelson

Cobb- Al Stump

Glory of their times = Lawrence Ritter

Sleeper cars & Flannel uniforms - Elden Auker

The Last Commissioner - Fay Vincent

[FrankWakefield]

They've mentioned some good ones...

The Glory of Their Times (and the 4 cd set, too)
Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms
Ball Four
Cobb


I'd add...
Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract (the first one)
The Celebrant (one GREAT baseball novel)
Baseball When the Grass was Real
If I Never Get Back

[Robextend]

I am currently reading "The Old Ball Game" by Frank DeFord, and so far I am loving it.

[SmokyBurgess]

"Only the Ball was White" turned me on to the Negro Leagues when I found a copy in the library back in the late 1980's.

Lots of good reference material and interesting player profiles.

[justmike]

The book "I Was Right On Time" by Buck O'Neal was very enjoyable read.I couldn't put it down.

[HRBAKER]

Mentioned previously but if you haven't read or listened to "The Glory of Their Times" by L. Ritter please pick it up. In addition to the Stump Cobb biography I have also enjoyed the late David Halberstam's "October 1964."