Baseball Chronicles: An Oral History of Baseball Through the Decades : September 17, 1911 to October 24, 1992

by Michael Blake

"O.K., burn it in, burn it in!"
And do they ever! In this book, guys names Whitey and Sparky and Catfish and Duke and many others pitch 'em to you high and hard - clear-eyed stories of the game. These are baseball yarns you probably won't hear anywhere else, chosen and told by the men who lived them - stuff that happened on the diamond and off. Such as Jimmie Reese's memoires of Babe Ruth's locker. And Nelson Briles' appreciation of Roger Maris' baseball knowledge. And Mickey Mantle's story of what Yogi Berra's son said to him. And Bobby Bragan on the two mystery envelopes. And Boog Powell's anecdote about the weirest thing ever to happen to him on the field. And on and on. From Joe D. and Stan The Man to Everyman - Cuccinello, Throneberry and others. Eighty years worth of stories. You'll practically hear the sizzle of the ball coming in, feel the give of the base bag under spikes, smell the glove leather. This is the book that gets you into the game. Make contact with it.

Genres: Baseball

324 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

About the author

The author of several novels, including the New York Times #1 Bestseller Dances With Wolves and winner of the 1991 Academy Award.