The Best of Baseball Digest: The Greatest Players, The Greatest Games, the Greatest Writers from the Game's Most Exciting Years

by John Kuenster (Introduction)

Here's a baseball feast of some 116 articles drawn from the most popular baseball magazine of them all, from the 1940s to the present―stories from the leading baseball writers about the greatest players and the greatest games from baseball's most exciting years. The book is illustrated with more than 80 photographs, many of them rarely seen. Readers can relive Willie Mays's great World Series catch; Roger Maris's 61st home run; Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter; Reggie Jackson's three homers on three swings in the 1977 World Series; Kirk Gibson's gimpy-leg, game-winning home run in the 1988 Series―and many, many more. They're all related by the best baseball writers the game has Red Smith, Heywood Broun, Arthur Daley, John P. Carmichael, Roger Kahn, James T. Farrell, Jimmy Cannon, Leonard Koppett, Tom Meany, Jim Murray, Ira Berkow, George Vass, Milt Richman, Murray Chass, Melvin Durslag, Tom Boswell, Bob Verdi, Mike Royko, Bob Broeg, John Steadman, Furman Bisher, and many others. For a baseball treat that will please any fan and can keep the Hot Stove League stoked throughout the winter, The Best of Baseball Digest is the sure ticket.

Genres: Baseball

480 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2006

Reviews

[David Blankenship · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a kid in the 1980s I loved Baseball Digest. These articles bring back a lot of memories, though as in most collections the quality is uneven. I would also have liked a few more illustrations of the ballpark drawings that were in most issues. Still a fun coffee table book.

[Brandon O'Neill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a best of from the history of baseball writing in Baseball Digest. The articles were skewed toward older articles and a lot of writing from the 1930's - 50's. I'm more of a fan from the 1980's on, but I did enjoy this one. It was cool to read about native Iowan Bob Feller, old ballparks, and annoying bench jockeys.