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  • Once upon a time, twenty-four grown men would play baseball together, eat together, carouse together, and brawl together. Alas, those hard-partying warriors have been replaced by GameBoy-obsessed…

    The Bad Guys Won

    By Jeff Pearlman rating of short cover   ( 1599 customer ratings) HarperCollins, October 2009 ISBN: 9780061851964 Baseball, History Language:  English
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  • Every spring, Little Leaguers across the country mimic his stance and squabble over the right to wear his number, 2, the next number to be retired by the world’s most famous ball team. Derek Jeter is…

    The Captain - The Journey of Derek Jeter

    By Ian O'Connor rating of short cover   ( 308 customer ratings) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 2011 ISBN: 9780547549064 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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  • Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of all time--MLB Rookie of the Year, World Series Champion, six-time all-star, MVP, and a lifetime batting average of .311. But he is most…

    42: A Biography of Jack "Jackie" Robinson

    By Frank Foster rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) BookCaps Study Guides, August 2012 ISBN: 1230000013042 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER   Veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the biographical treatment he deserves. Stan Musial is the definitive…

    Stan Musial - An American Life

    By George Vecsey rating of short cover   ( 3 customer ratings) Random House Publishing Group, May 2011 ISBN: 9780345526441 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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  • April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into…

    Opening Day - The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season

    By Jonathan Eig rating of short cover   ( 410 customer ratings) Simon & Schuster, March 2007 ISBN: 9781416554103 Baseball, History Language:  English
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  • In Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, editor Alex Belth of BronxBanterBlog.com collects personal essays by some of the most well-known and respected voices in sportswriting and entertainment today. In…

    Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories: Unforgettable Tales from the House That Ruth Built

    By Alex Belth Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., October 2010 ISBN: 4170000000279 Baseball, History Language:  English
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  • This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke…

    The Boys of Summer

    By Roger Kahn rating of short cover   ( 3012 customer ratings) HarperCollins, February 2011 ISBN: 9780062089984 Baseball, History Language:  English
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  • Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life’s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor…

    The Summer of Beer and Whiskey - How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a…

    By Edward Achorn PublicAffairs, April 2013 ISBN: 9781610392617 Americas, United States Language:  English
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  • John Thorn, Official Historian for Major League Baseball, tracks the history of the game in America from its misty origins to present-day glory. A great read for historians and baseball enthusiasts of…

    Baseball: Our Game

    By John Thorn rating of short cover   ( 7 customer ratings) Thinker Media, Inc., November 2011 ISBN: 9780984862917 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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  • Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar -- struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? What fueled his…

    Luckiest Man - The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

    By Jonathan Eig rating of short cover   ( 1211 customer ratings) Simon & Schuster, May 2010 ISBN: 9781439126448 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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