Great Baseball Stories

by Lewis, (Editor)

37 of the world's greatest authors. Includes Mark Twain. Ray Bradbury, James Thurber, Zane Grey, Ogden Nash, W.P. Kinsella, Patricia Highsmith, Garrison Keillor, et al.

Genres: Baseball, Nonfiction, Sports

Paperback

First published August 1, 1990

Reviews

[Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baseball has spring training where ballplayers get in shape for the coming season. In solidarity, I read a book on baseball for my own spring training. Great Baseball Stories was given to me by my father at some point. It's short stories and poems and letters written, sportswriters articles and the like revolving around baseball. It's something of a poetic primer of fiction and non-fiction to give the reader a sense of the game and how it's been shaped over the years.

Recommended for baseball fans!

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are some fun essays for a baseball fan. They cover a wide variety of topics but most are a very deep look at some aspect of the game of baseball.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of baseball stories, articles, poems, and excerpts from larger books. Most of the non-fiction articles are pretty old, many date back to the early 20th century. Not a terribly memorable assortment, but I did enjoy the excerpts from W.P Kinsella and Bernard Malamud's "The Natural".

[Tom Shrimplin · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love the sport of baseball, you'll love this collection of stories and poems about the Grand Ol' Game.

[Fypast · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mix of great, so-so, and meh.