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  • Jim Kaat: Good As Gold

    My Eight Decades in Baseball

    by Jim Kaat, Douglas B. Lyons ...
    An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game.With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution. Not only was he a major-league pitcher for 25 seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a broadcaster have given him a singular long view of the game.In Good as ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Can You Believe It?

    30 Years of Insider Stories with the Boston Red Sox

    by Joe Castiglione, Douglas B. Lyons ...
    Joe Castiglione is one of a few select announcers whose voice harkens fans back to the home field of their favorite team. After 30 years, his commentary has become as much a part of Boston Red Sox lore as the Green Monster, the Pesky Pole, and Yawkey Way. In this chronicle, the beloved broadcaster offers his insider account of one of the most dominant baseball teams of the past decade—from the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Baseball's Memorable Misses

    An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes

    by Dan Schlossberg ...
    Baseball books span the spectrum from the All-Stars to the has-beens but invariably overlook the endless string of things that could have happened but didn't. Baseball’s Memorable Misses fills that void, pointing out little-known facts perfect for both rabid and casual fans. Who knew that Willie Mays never won an RBI crown or that Stan Musial hit the most home runs in one day but never led his ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Broadcast Rites and Sites

    I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox

    by Joe Castiglione, Douglas B. Lyons ...
    In Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Heard It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox, Joe Castiglione gives his educated opinions on his favorite sightseeing, shopping, and restaurants from coast-to-coast. Yet, at the heart of the book is baseball as seen from his unique perspective and longevity in the booth—from witnessing seven no-hitters to having a catch with Bob Feller; from Roger Clemens' twenty ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The New York Yankees Home Run Almanac

    The Bronx Bombers' Most Historic, Unusual, and Titanic Dingers

    by Douglas B. Lyons ...
    The New York Yankees don't call themselves the "Bronx Bombers" for nothing. And though Babe Ruth did not invent the home run, he did indeed popularize it and make it seem less vulgar.New York Yankees Home Run Almanac presents a month-by-month tally of historic, important, unusual, or titanic home runs, hit mostly by Yankees (or players who hit them at Yankees ballparks). It covers everyone from ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • 100 Years of Who's Who in Baseball

    by Douglas B. Lyons, Who's Who In Baseball ...
    In celebration of the 100th issue of Who’s Who in Baseball—one of the game’s most venerable publications—comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each year’s issue.100 Years of Who’s Who in Baseball is a colorful, must-have book of baseball nostalgia for fans of the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Dodgers

    60 Years in Los Angeles

    by Michael Schiavone ...
    In 1957, the Dodgers left their home of Brooklyn, New York, where they had been since their inception in 1884, for the sunny hills of Los Angeles, California. Since arriving in LA, the team has won five World Series and ten NL Pennants, and become one of the top-grossing organizations in Major League Baseball.The Dodgers: 60 Years in LA chronicles the team’s impressive history since arriving in ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The World Series

    Legendary Sports Events

    by Matt Christopher ...
    For more than a century, the World Series has captivated baseball fans. From Babe Ruth's Called Shot in 1932 and Reggie Jackson's three-in-a-row home runs in 1977, to the "reverse the curse" wins by Boston in 2004 and Chicago in 2005--this action-packed volume is sure to please. Quotes from the star athletes, photos of the best plays, and a complete list of results since the first series in 1903 ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Rivalry Heard 'Round the World

    The Dodgers-Giants Feud from Coast to Coast

    by Joe Konte ...
    Games between the Dodgers and Giants are never just another day at the ballpark. Dating back to the late nineteenth century—when the teams embodied the competitive spirit of rival metropolises of New York and Brooklyn—the Giants–Dodgers rivalry gained intensity throughout the early twentieth century. The cheering and jeering continued unabated until 1957, when the clubs backed the moving vans up ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The New Baseball Bible

    Notes, Nuggets, Lists, and Legends from Our National Pastime

    by Dan Schlossberg, Alan Schwarz ...
    For fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of team allegiance. The book covers the following topics: beginnings of baseball, rules and records, umpires, how to play the game (i.e., strategy), equipment, ballparks ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Dingers

    The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History

    by Joshua Shifrin, Tommy Shea ...
    From splitters to spitters; from a frozen rope to the suicide squeeze; from extra innings to no hitters, baseball is truly a great game. But nothing hypes up a crowd like a home run, a round tripper, a big bomb . . . the long ball! Hitting the ball out of the park is one of the greatest feats in baseball, and doing so in the clutch can make an average player a hero overnight.In Dingers, authors ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Pinstripe Pride

    The Inside Story of the New York Yankees

    by Marty Appel ...
    Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter—with twenty-seven World Championships in between—in this “enormous home run” (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou ... Read more

    $7.99 USD