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The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever by Rob Miech Publisher Comments Before Bryce Harper was the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft, before he signed the sports biggest contract ever for a first-year pro, he gambled his future on one make-or-break season. The Las Vegas High School sophomore already had dominated... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover 
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Lefty: An American Odyssey by Vernona Gomez Publisher Comments A baseball legend distinguished by his competitive nature, quick wit, and generous spirit, Lefty Gomez was one of a kind. Told for the first time, this is his remarkable story. Born to a small-town California ranching family, the youngest of eight,... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick by Paul Dickson Publisher Comments Relying on primary sources, including more than a hundred interviews, Paul Dickson has crafted a richly detailed portrait of an American original: baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit and unflinching advocate of racial equality, Bill... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Imperfect: An Improbable Life by Jim Abbott Publisher Comments On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy Publisher Comments Jane Leavy, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, returns with a biography of an American original—number 7, Mickey Mantle. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with friends and family... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball by R A Dickey Publisher Comments The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues. An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ball Four by Jim Bouton Staff Pick Baseball Season is upon us. I-CHI-RO! I-CHI-RO! Youngsters, you really need to read Ball Four by Jim Bouton. A season in the bigs with the expansion Seattle Pilots (Milwaukee Brewers for those that don't know.) Joe Schultz, Sal "The Barber" Maglie and... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Time Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year Jane Leavy, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy, returns with a biography of an American original: number 7, Mickey... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago Publisher Comments A graphic novel biography of Puerto Rico's greatest baseball star. 21is an all-ages graphic biography of baseball star Roberto Clemente: No other baseball player dominated the 1960s like him and no other Latin American player achieved his numbers... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover
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Stan Musial: An American Life by George Vecsey Publisher Comments “Although Stan Musial is universally regarded as one of baseball's greatest players, he is nevertheless underrated. He played far from the national media spotlight, in America's best baseball city, St. Louis. (One reason it is the best: Musial... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Uppity: My Untold Story about the Games People Play by Bill White Publisher Comments There are very few major personalities in the world of sports who have so much to say about our National Pastime. And even fewer who are as well respected as Bill White. Bill White, who's now in his early 70s, was an All-Star first baseman for many years... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Soul of Baseball (08 Edition) by Joe Posnanski Publisher Comments When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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56: Joe Dimaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports by Kostya Kennedy Publisher Comments Seventy baseball seasons ago, on a May afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio lined a hard single to leftfield. It was the quiet beginning to the most resonant baseball achievement of all time. Starting that day, the vaunted Yankee centerfielder kept... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate by Ken Kaiser Publisher Comments “Two things nobody wants to grow up to be are an umpire and broke. Thanks to my career in baseball, I got both.” After calling balls, strikes, and outs for thirty-six baseball seasons and more than three thousand major-league games, umpire... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero by Thomas Clavin Publisher Comments The definitive biography of the baseball legend who broke Babe Ruth’s single-season home-run record—the natural way—and withstood a firestorm of media criticism to become one of his era’s preeminent players. ROGER MARIS... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend by James S Hirsch Publisher Comments Considered to be “as monumental—and enigmatic—a legend as American sport has ever seen” ( Sports Illustrated ), Willie Mays is arguably the greatest player in baseball history, still revered for the joy and passion he... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Stan Musial: An American Life by George Vecsey Publisher Comments NATIONAL BESTSELLER Veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the biographical treatment he deserves. Stan Musial is the definitive portrait of one of the game’s best-loved... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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My Prison Without Bars by Pete Rose and Rick Hill Publisher Comments Pete Rose My Prison Without Bars PETE ROSE HOLDS MORE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RECORDS THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER IN HISTORY. He stands alone as baseball's hit king having shattered the previously "unbreakable" record held by Ty Cobb. He is a blue-collar hero... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Double No-Hit: Johnny Vander Meer's Historic Night Under the Lights by James W Johnson Publisher Comments The average pitcher has about a .000645 chance of throwing a no-hitter. In the spring of 1938, Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Johnny Vander Meer pitched two, back to back. The feat has never been duplicated, which comes as no surprise to sports... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball by Norman L. Macht Publisher Comments Connie Mack (1862-1956) was the Grand Old Man of baseball and one of the games first true celebrities. This book, spanning the first fifty-two years of Macks life, covers his experiences as player, manager, and club owner through 1914. Norman L. Macht... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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