Best Baseball Books
1 Moneyball: The Art of Winni...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 31,223 ratings
2 Ball Four
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 5,675 ratings
3 The Boys of Summer
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 3,016 ratings
4 The Natural
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 4,088 ratings
5 The Card
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 48 ratings
6 Shoeless Joe
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 5,162 ratings
7 The Brothers K
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 6,281 ratings
8 Summer of '49
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 2,707 ratings
9 The New Bill James Historic...
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 1,892 ratings
10 The Art of Fielding
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 42,332 ratings
11 The Glory of Their Times : ...
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4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 1,090 ratings
12 Clemente: The Passion and G...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 1,411 ratings
13 Luckiest Man: The Life and ...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
14 Eight Men Out: The Black So...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,696 ratings
14 The Summer Game
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 526 ratings
16 The Iowa Baseball Confederacy
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 912 ratings
17 Men at Work: The Craft of B...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
18 Veeck--As In Wreck: The Aut...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 538 ratings
19 The Bullpen Gospels: A Non-...
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
20 October 1964
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
20 Wait Till Next Year
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 2,278 ratings
22 Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
23 One Day at Fenway: A Day in...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 109 ratings
24 Faithful: Two Diehard Bosto...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,159 ratings
25 Three Nights in August: Str...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,541 ratings
26 A Pitch for Justice
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 55 ratings
27 If I Never Get Back
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 341 ratings
28 The Universal Baseball Asso...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 788 ratings
29 The Teammates: A Portrait o...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,955 ratings
30 Willie Mays: The Life, the ...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 752 ratings
31 Baseball Between the Number...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
32 Bang the Drum Slowly
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 621 ratings
33 Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cr...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 735 ratings
34 Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
35 The Soul of Baseball: A Roa...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 931 ratings
36 Nine Innings: The Anatomy o...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 335 ratings
37 Last Days of Summer
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4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 1,932 ratings
38 The Great American Novel
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
39 Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 541 ratings
40 Pitch That Killed
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 177 ratings
40 Satchel: The Life and Times...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 631 ratings
40 The Physics of Baseball
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 203 ratings
43 Why Time Begins on Opening Day
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 119 ratings
44 The Bad Guys Won!
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,597 ratings
45 The Legend of Mickey Tussle...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 79 ratings
46 Summerland
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6,520 ratings
47 For Love of the Game
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 444 ratings
48 Bums: An Oral History of th...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 107 ratings
49 Ty Cobb
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 213 ratings
49 A False Spring
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 121 ratings
51 Great American Baseball Car...
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 64 ratings
52 The Celebrant: A Novel
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 126 ratings
53 The Yankee Years
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,584 ratings
54 I Was Right On Time
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 259 ratings
54 The Kid from Tomkinsville (...
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 112 ratings
56 Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes ...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 157 ratings
57 As They See 'Em: A Fan's Tr...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 615 ratings
58 You Know Me Al
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 266 ratings
59 Opening Day: The Story of J...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 413 ratings
60 Jackie Robinson: A Biography
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 236 ratings
61 The Long Season
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 92 ratings
62 The Numbers Game: Baseball'...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 400 ratings
63 Catcher in the Wry
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 136 ratings
64 Baseball: The Early Years
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings
65 Late Innings: A Baseball Co...
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 133 ratings
66 Bronx is Burning
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
67 Sophomore Campaign: A Micke...
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings
68 Fantasyland: A Season on Ba...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
69 Walter Johnson: Baseball's ...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings
70 Wrigleyville: A Magical His...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 83 ratings
70 Game Time: A Baseball Compa...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 163 ratings
72 Wherever I Wind Up: My Ques...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,288 ratings
73 The Wrong Stuff
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 153 ratings
73 I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aa...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 286 ratings
75 Baseball
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 610 ratings
76 The Heart of the Order
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings
77 Bunts
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3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 151 ratings
78 Once More Around the Park: ...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 60 ratings
79 Connie Mack and the Early Y...
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
80 Only the Ball Was White: A ...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 142 ratings
80 Perfect: The Inside Story o...
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings
82 How Life Imitates the World...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 96 ratings
83 Baseball's Great Experiment...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 109 ratings
84 Chicken Soup for the Baseba...
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 68 ratings
84 The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 511 ratings
86 Maybe I'll Pitch Forever
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 60 ratings
86 Early Innings: A Documentar...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
86 Stan Musial: An American Life
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 368 ratings
89 Playing With the Enemy: A B...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 153 ratings
89 Cobb: A Biography
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 725 ratings
89 Dog In The Dugout (Softball...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
89 Ironweed
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 7,312 ratings
93 Deadball Stars of the Natio...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings
93 Baseball  (2d ed.): A Histo...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
93 Out of My League: A Rookie'...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 422 ratings
93 The Mighty Roman
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
97 A Day In The Bleachers
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings
97 Dodger Dogs to Fenway Frank...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
97 Past Time: Baseball as History
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
100 The Dixon Cornbelt League a...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 150 ratings
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message 1: by Douglas (new)

Douglas Gladstone Anyone who appreciates the business side of baseball ought to check out A BITTER CUP OF COFFEE; HOW MLB & THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION THREW 874 RETIREES A CURVE, at http://www.abittercupofcoffee.com


message 2: by Kamas (new)

Kamas Kirian I HAD A HAMMER by Hank Aaron is listed twice.


message 3: by Mike (new)

Mike my vote for #1 is The Southpaw by Mark Harris


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