How to Baseball Books
 

I would like to see instruction books by Baseball Greats. Here is mine to get it started. :D

Great idea for a thread Dynarl.

This isn't a book but I do feel it meets the basic criteria.

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1884 Wright & Ditson's "Book on Batting, Fielding, Pitching, Base Running". The section on batting written by John Morrill, pitching by Tim Keefe, fielding by Joe Hornung, and base running by Mike "King" Kelly.

Here's one from circa 1910. The Big Train, Matty and Smokey Joe Wood offer tips on pitching. Good stuff!:)

not a book
 

Ted on "The Science of Hitting", not sure about the signature but...

This magazine, published in 1932, is where the training photos used in BABE RUTH'S BASEBALL ADVICE first appeared.

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I don't attend autograph shows too often but had the thrill of having Rapid Robert sign this book about fifteen years ago. I remember Bob mentioned with some pride that it was still published in Japan (nearly forty years later).

Here are some more

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Max

Some more

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/...773be757_o.jpg (How to Play baseball in Japanese, English edition 1931) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/...b5737a864a.jpg (six in the series) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/...2918f831f4.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/...3ec32e6d_o.jpg

Wow Max! What a tremendous collection of books you have there. Just marvelous.

Best, Jimmy

Teddy Ballgame's "batting and fielding secrets"

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Great stuff guys. Max great collection!:eek:

"How To Bat"
 

1940s Original Art “PROOF” Book JOE DiMAGGIO

ONE-of-a-KIND – From the DiMaggio/Hunt Estate Auction.

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