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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: $7.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy by Jane Leavy Publisher Comments Nobody ever threw a baseball better than Sandy Koufax. He dominated the game -- and the ball, making it rise, break, sing. Then, after his best season, in 1966, he was gone, retired at age thirty, leaving behind a reputation as the game's greatest lefty... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Zim: A Baseball Life by Don Zimmer Publisher Comments Praise for Zim: A Baseball Life "Zimmer's baseball life has been a full one, and half a century of his stories makes for a bountiful book." --Allen St. John, New York Times Book Review "On every page, he is there to be appreciated for his journey as a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend by Larry Tye Publisher Comments He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy Satchel Paige. Few reliable... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Ball Four 20TH Anniversary Edition 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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Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series by Joe Torre Publisher Comments "Maybe the good Lord was just waiting for me to put on the pinstripes." When Joe Torre was fired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995, he thought his career in baseball was over. After more than three decades and 4,200 games as a player and... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg by Nicholas Dawidoff Publisher Comments The only Major League ballplayer whose baseball card is on display at the headquarters of the CIA, Moe Berg has the singular distinction of having both a 15-year career as a catcher for such teams as the New York Robins and the Chicago White Sox and that... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain by Marty Appel Publisher Comments Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next ... Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him. --Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee Stadium Thurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough,... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Willie Mays: Art in the Outfield by Mike Shannon About the Author Mike Shannon is the editor/publisher of Spitball magazine, a keen baseball observer and analyst, and a confessed Mays partisan. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.67 Sale - Hardcover
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Maybe I'll Pitch Forever: A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story Behind the Legend by Leroy Paige Publisher Comments Satchel Paige was forty-two years old in 1948 when he became the first black pitcher in the American League. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire by Peter Golenbock Publisher Comments Who but the master of the baseball biography, Golenbock, could finally get the fix on Steinbrenner, the most curious, fearsome, pathetic, seminal figure in the pastime's modern history. You'll hate and love George all over again in this fast-moving... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography by Jackie Robinson Staff Pick In terms of baseball bios, my favorite The Way It Is by Curt Flood is out of print (note to any publishers who are reading this.) However, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson is an amazing bio of one of the most heroic figures in the history of sport.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son by Tony Castro Publisher Comments Both an explosive biography of one of the world's most fascinating and enduring sports heroes and a telling look at the American society of his time, "Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son" is the product of six years of research by former "Sports... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw by Michael Sokolove Publisher Comments The year was 1979 and the fifteen teenagers on the Crenshaw High Cougars were the most talented team in the history of high school baseball. Most of the team were drafted into professional baseball. Two of them, Darryl Strawberry and Chris Brown, would... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth by Leigh Montville Publisher Comments He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America by Tom Stanton Publisher Comments Baseball has witnessed more than 125,000 home runs. Many have altered the outcome of games, and some have decided pennants and become legend. But no dinger has had greater impact than Hank Aaron's 715th home run. His historic blast on April 8, 1974... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.75 Used - Trade Paper
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Cobb: A Biography by Al Stump Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book; Spitball Award for Best Baseball Book of 1994; Basis for a major Hollywood motion picture. Now in paperback, the biography that baseball fans all across the country have been talking about. Al Stump redefined America's... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue by Fred Claire Publisher Comments Fred Claire, the former general manager who spent 30 years in the Los Angeles Dodgers front office, offers a look into the inner-workings of one of baseball's most storied franchises.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball by Tim Kurkjian Publisher Comments ESPNs Tim Kurkjian has spent more than twenty-five years covering almost three thousand major league baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers, and executives. &... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Veeck--As in Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck by William Louis Veeck, Jr. Review "There couldn't be a better moment for the reissue of Bill Veeck's Veeck: As in Wreck. Originally published in 1962, this greatest of all baseball memoirs returns at a time when player salaries have reached new heights of absurdity and the sport seems... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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