What are some of your favorite baseball related books?

[FrankWakefield]

They've mentioned some good ones...

The Glory of Their Times (and the 4 cd set, too)
Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms
Ball Four
Cobb


I'd add...
Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract (the first one)
The Celebrant (one GREAT baseball novel)
Baseball When the Grass was Real
If I Never Get Back

[Robextend]

I am currently reading "The Old Ball Game" by Frank DeFord, and so far I am loving it.

[SmokyBurgess]

"Only the Ball was White" turned me on to the Negro Leagues when I found a copy in the library back in the late 1980's.

Lots of good reference material and interesting player profiles.

[justmike]

The book "I Was Right On Time" by Buck O'Neal was very enjoyable read.I couldn't put it down.

[HRBAKER]

Mentioned previously but if you haven't read or listened to "The Glory of Their Times" by L. Ritter please pick it up. In addition to the Stump Cobb biography I have also enjoyed the late David Halberstam's "October 1964."

[CobbvLajoie1910]

....any/all of Charles Alexander's works.

As far as true (historical) baseball scholarship goes, he has no equal (IMHO):


Ty Cobb
Rogers Hornsby
Spoke
John McGraw
Breaking The Slump
Our Game

Stump's Cobb doesn't hold a candle to Dr. Alexander's.

Henry Thomas' Walter Johnson Bio....is one of the finest of its kind.
(I believe Hank contributes to the Board from time-to-time).
It's in my all-time top-5.


Best,
Aaron

[Oldtix]

For pure tongue-in-cheek fun, you can't beat "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book" by Brendan Boyd and Fred Harris.

[btcarfagno]

Ed Delahanty in the Emerald age of Baseball.

An excellent read about a player who should rank among the greatest ever. Also a great read about baseball from 1890-1902.

[onlychild]

Well, Mint Condition is my favorite by far...with a strong emphasis on chapter 11.

[nebboy]

Originally Posted by Oldtix

For pure tongue-in-cheek fun, you can't beat "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book" by Brendan Boyd and Fred Harris.

I don't really know why (Its kind of a bathroom read) but Ive read this book 3 times. Off brand humor. JUST FUN reflection of some guys/cards you may have forgot abought from your youth.

[HexsHeroes]

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some of my favorites:

Anderson, William M.__The Detroit Tigers: A Pictorial History
Cahan, Richard_______The Game That Was
Honig, Donald________Shadows of Summer
Honig, Donald________The American League
Honig, Donald________The National League
McCabe, Neal________Baseball's Golden Age
Okrent and Lewine____The Ultimate Baseball Book
Phillips, David________That Old Ball Game
Stang, Mark_________ATHLETICS ALBUM
Stang, Mark_________Cubs Celebration
Stang, Mark_________Indians Illustrated
Stang, Mark_________NATIONALS ON PARADENationals Photos
Stang, Mark_________PHILLIES PHOTOSImages
Stang, Mark_________Reds in Black & WhiteReds
Stang, Mark_________St. Louis Cardinals