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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Paperback)
by Michael Lewis (shelved 94 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,230 ratings — published 2003
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Ball Four (Paperback)
by Jim Bouton (shelved 58 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.04 — 814 ratings — published 1971
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Summer of '49 (P.S.)
by David Halberstam (shelved 33 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.04 — 577 ratings — published 1989
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Shoeless Joe (Hardcover)
by W.P. Kinsella (shelved 30 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,022 ratings — published 1982
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Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager (Paperback)
by H.G. Bissinger (shelved 30 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.86 — 565 ratings — published 2005
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Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History (Hardcover)
by Cait Murphy (shelved 29 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.80 — 206 ratings — published 2007
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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball (Paperback)
by Sam Walker (shelved 26 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.85 — 402 ratings — published 2006
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The Yankee Years (Hardcover)
by Joe Torre (shelved 25 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.62 — 701 ratings — published 2009
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The Boys of Summer (Paperback)
by Roger Kahn (shelved 24 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.10 — 521 ratings — published 1972
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (Paperback)
by Bill James (shelved 23 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.58 — 277 ratings — published 2001
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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship (Paperback)
by David Halberstam (shelved 23 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.86 — 581 ratings — published 2003
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Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball (Paperback)
by George F. Will (shelved 23 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.85 — 271 ratings — published 1990
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (Paperback)
by Eliot Asinof (shelved 22 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.95 — 341 ratings — published 1963
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The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It (Paperback)
by Lawrence S. Ritter (shelved 21 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.51 — 190 ratings — published 1971
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (Paperback)
by Stewart O'Nan (shelved 20 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.67 — 648 ratings — published 2004
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Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong (Paperback)
by The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts (shelved 19 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.11 — 221 ratings — published 2007
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October 1964 (Paperback)
by David Halberstam (shelved 17 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.97 — 331 ratings — published 1994
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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (Hardcover)
by David Maraniss (Goodreads author) (shelved 17 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.98 — 334 ratings — published 2006
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Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks (Paperback)
by Zack Hample (shelved 16 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.67 — 283 ratings — published 2007
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The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America (Hardcover)
by Joe Posnanski (Goodreads author) (shelved 16 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.36 — 220 ratings — published 2007
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (Paperback)
by Jane Leavy (shelved 16 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.92 — 291 ratings — published 2002
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Wait Till Next Year (Paperback)
by Doris Kearns Goodwin (shelved 16 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.96 — 906 ratings — published 1997
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The Natural (Paperback)
by Bernard Malamud (shelved 16 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,335 ratings — published 1952
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Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame (Paperback)
by Bill James (shelved 15 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.04 — 112 ratings — published 1995
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Baseball: An Illustrated History (Paperback)
by Geoffrey C. Ward (shelved 15 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.43 — 87 ratings — published 1994
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The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball (Paperback)
by Frank Deford (shelved 14 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.71 — 68 ratings — published 2005
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Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top (Hardcover)
by Seth Mnookin (shelved 13 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.82 — 207 ratings — published 2006
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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg (Hardcover)
by Nicholas Dawidoff (shelved 13 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.47 — 182 ratings — published 1994
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Baseball Between the Numbers (Hardcover)
by Steve Goldman (shelved 13 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.06 — 94 ratings — published 2006
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The Iowa Baseball Confederacy: A Novel (Paperback)
by W.P. Kinsella (shelved 13 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.75 — 293 ratings — published 1986
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Summerland (Hardcover)
by Michael Chabon (shelved 12 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.44 — 3,185 ratings — published 2002
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The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches (Paperback)
by Bill James (shelved 12 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.73 — 102 ratings — published 2004
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig (Paperback)
by Jonathan Eig (Goodreads author) (shelved 12 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.13 — 219 ratings — published 2005
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The Bad Guys Won! (Paperback)
by Jeff Pearlman (shelved 12 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.90 — 414 ratings — published 2004
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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth (Hardcover)
by Leigh Montville (shelved 12 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.74 — 135 ratings — published 2006
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The Cheater's Guide to Baseball (Paperback)
by Derek Zumsteg (shelved 11 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.45 — 73 ratings — published 2007
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Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles)
by George Vecsey (shelved 11 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.87 — 53 ratings — published 2006
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Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball (Paperback)
by Bob Costas (shelved 11 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.54 — 127 ratings — published 2000
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The Brothers K (Paperback)
by David James Duncan (shelved 10 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.48 — 3,856 ratings — published 1996
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Nine Innings (Paperback)
by Daniel Okrent (shelved 10 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.95 — 72 ratings — published 1985
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Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders: A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball History (Paperback)
by Rob Neyer (shelved 10 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.83 — 57 ratings — published 2006
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The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics (Paperback)
by Alan Schwarz (Goodreads author) (shelved 10 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.77 — 110 ratings — published 2004
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As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires (Hardcover)
by Bruce Weber (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.66 — 241 ratings — published 2009
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City (Paperback)
by Jonathan Mahler (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.92 — 634 ratings — published 2005
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Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues (Paperback)
by Rob Neyer (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.90 — 81 ratings — published 2003
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The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. (Paperback)
by Robert Coover (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.95 — 327 ratings — published 1970
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Heat (Paperback)
by Mike Lupica (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,182 ratings — published 2006
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Cobb: A Biography (Paperback)
by Al Stump (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 4.22 — 157 ratings — published 1996
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (Paperback)
by Robert W. Creamer (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.80 — 89 ratings — published 1974
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The Great American Novel. (Paperback)
by Philip Roth (shelved 9 times as baseball)
avg rating 3.65 — 489 ratings — published 1973
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"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run "
— George Herman Ruth
— George Herman Ruth
"If there was magic in this world, it happened within sight of the three bases and home plate. All the gems in my world that decorated the walls and floors of dragons' lairs, the sword hilts of privileged princes, and crowns worn by emperors and kings, were nothing compared to the beauty and splendor of the diamond in Wrigley Stadium. It wasn't just a yard with dirt, chalk lines, bases, and a small hill in its center. Wrigley was a field of dreams. Dreams of eternal glory for the men who ran to the outfield, who took their respective bases, and prepared for battle against those who would dare enter their hallowed realm. Dreams for the kids in the stands, all wanting to don a uniform, kiss their moms goodbye, and wield their bats as enchanted weapons destined to knock the cover off the ball. And for the adults who had already selected their lot in life, Wrigley made the dreams of past innocence, lost wonder, and the promise that there was something inherently good still left in the world, come true.
Yeah, corny as hell. But all true."
— Tee Morris (The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery)
Yeah, corny as hell. But all true."
— Tee Morris (The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery)
