Mike's votes on the list Best Baseball Books

Listopia > Mike's votes on the list Best Baseball Books (25 Books)

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 4.38 avg rating — 5,761 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 — 21,033 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 — 12,601 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 — 12,417 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 — 9,947 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 — 11,438 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 4.29 avg rating — 2,226 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 — 5,807 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) 4.16 avg rating — 5,590 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 — 4,836 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 — 1,659 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 — 2,845 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 4.06 avg rating — 491 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 — 935 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 — 432 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 4.05 avg rating — 1,292 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 4.43 avg rating — 180 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 4.11 avg rating — 556 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 4.18 avg rating — 345 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 4.34 avg rating — 473 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 4.11 avg rating — 393 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 — 3,260 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 — 3,857 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 — 8,563 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 4.09 avg rating — 126 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