Mike's votes on the list Best Baseball Books

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1	The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter 4.39 avg rating — 5,867 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Ball Four by Jim Bouton 4.05 avg rating — 21,327 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn 4.13 avg rating — 12,719 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Natural by Bernard Malamud 3.61 avg rating — 12,577 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Summer of '49 by David Halberstam 4.11 avg rating — 10,075 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof 4.05 avg rating — 11,554 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Summer Game by Roger Angell 4.28 avg rating — 2,252 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	October 1964 by David Halberstam 4.19 avg rating — 5,867 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 5,669 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America by Joe Posnanski (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 4,938 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris 3.91 avg rating — 1,675 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert W. Creamer 4.14 avg rating — 2,868 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A False Spring by Pat Jordan 4.07 avg rating — 498 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Pitch That Killed by Mike Sowell 4.26 avg rating — 947 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers by Peter Golenbock 4.32 avg rating — 437 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game by Daniel Okrent 4.06 avg rating — 1,310 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book by Brendan C. Boyd 4.42 avg rating — 182 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Celebrant by Eric Rolfe Greenberg 4.10 avg rating — 566 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Why Time Begins on Opening Day by Thomas Boswell 4.19 avg rating — 350 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Late Innings by Roger Angell 4.33 avg rating — 482 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Game Time: A Baseball Companion – Roger Angell's Forty Years of Joyful Observations by Roger Angell 4.12 avg rating — 402 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime by Jason Turbow (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 3,291 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Bronx is Burning by Jonathan Mahler 4.13 avg rating — 3,995 ratings Mike rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Yankee Years by Joe Torre 3.88 avg rating — 8,630 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Baseball: The Early Years by Harold Seymour 4.08 avg rating — 128 ratings Mike added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars