Baseball

What are boys like?

In 1937, the Great Depression was still lingering, but at baseball parks across the country there was a sense of optimism.

In 1937, the Great Depression was still lingering, but at baseball parks across the country there was a sense of optimism.

The Cleveland Indians of 1928 were a far cry from the championship team of 1920.

Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time.

How to live with difference-not necessarily in peace, but with resilience, engagement, and a lack of vitriol-is a defining worry in America at this moment.

A Junior Library Guild SelectionIn Beep, David Wanczyk illuminates the sport of blind baseball to show us a remarkable version of America's pastime.

What are boys like?

Cincinnati is regarded as one of the most important cities in professional baseball history, and that history includes Negro League baseball.

"e;A funny, revealing, Ball Four-like romp through mid-seventies baseball"e; from the longtime sports columnist and author of The Last Real Season (Booklist).

So-So In Centerfied, which is how one newspaper described the young prospect Willie Mays, is a collection of baseball quotations that celebrate the many, many hallowed traditions of America's pastime, including hitting, pitching, baseball's mutual admiration society, and cheating, among others.

Discover the fierce matchups, unforgettable moments, and legendary battles that have shaped the history of Major League Baseball in The Top 30 MLB Rivalries of All Time by James Bren.

The author of The Boys of Summer writes about an array of legendary figures in this collection of essays and interviews from the late 1950s to the 1970s.

"e;An ex-Yankee stars entertaining tell-all details his long-running feud with the teams mercurial owner.

The legendary sportswriter's memoir of Brooklyn, baseball, and a life in journalism: "e;Simply put, this is a marvelous book"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

The true story of a year in the life of the Utica Blue Sox, a minor league baseball team in upstate New York, by the acclaimed author of The Boys of Summer.

From zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball.

From zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball.

At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back.

Baseball has long been synonymous with Kansas.

The tape-measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations.

This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into Americas favorite sportswriter Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selectionThe New York Journal of Books Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine.

At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back.

This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into Americas favorite sportswriter Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selectionThe New York Journal of Books Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine.

The tape-measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations.

In the years before the Curse of the Bambino descended on New England, the Boston Red Sox rode major league baseball like a colossus, capturing four World Series titles in seven seasons.

In the years before the Curse of the Bambino descended on New England, the Boston Red Sox rode major league baseball like a colossus, capturing four World Series titles in seven seasons.

Mike "e;King"e; Kelly was the hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a vast and celebrated history dating back to 1887, winning five World Championships and nine National League pennants since their inception.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a vast and celebrated history dating back to 1887, winning five World Championships and nine National League pennants since their inception.

Mike "e;King"e; Kelly was the hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s.

In March 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played a team of Cuban all-stars, the first time a major league baseball team from the United States had played a Cuban team since 1959.

Celebrate father-son baseball legacies: draft drama, scouting secrets, and moving stories.

This history recaptures a colorful era in early baseball when club owners quarreled, players berated umpires, sportswriters criticized and ridiculed both owners and players, and the game made halting progress toward the sport and business it became.

Ranking just below the top major and minor leagues in the first half of the twentieth century was another group of quality circuits.

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, baseball's minor leagues cancelled their seasons.

For one brief period in the early 1940s, Pete Reiser was the equal of any outfielder in baseball, even Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, but his penchant for running into outfield walls while playing defense prematurely ended his journey to Cooperstown.

What if the real value of sports had nothing to do with the game itself?

As every American knows, our nation's favorite pastime is also big business.

As every American knows, our nation's favorite pastime is also big business.

An entertaining look back at the most memorable year in Boston sports history.

Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure.

"e;If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever.

"e;If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever.

Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure.

An entertaining look back at the most memorable year in Boston sports history.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this bookhonors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles.

The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.

The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.

Inspired and led by sporting magnate Albert Goodwill Spalding, two teams of baseball players circled the globe for six months in 1888-1889 competing in such far away destinations as Australia, Sri Lanka and Egypt.