All-Time Favorite Baseball Books

[Chip R]

I soooooo wanted to read about that era and that team, the writer was as you say, "Too Much" I was not enhanced by that style at all

My guess is that he was influenced by Hunter S. Thompson who was becoming very popular by then. It's understandable since he was a young guy and probably wanted to emulate HST. That notwithstanding, there was a lot of good stuff in that book. Another book like that was "Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere" by Lucas Mann. It's not as blatant as Shropshire's book was but this guy is on the beat of the Clinton (IA) Lumberjacks. It's good but he also inserts himself in the story frequently.

[texasdave]

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[DayGameRedLegs]

This is my collection save E-Books, I have a lot of those too

The Glory of Their Times is my favorite and the first one I saw in your bookcase.

[Larkinfan]

What baseball books have you read that you would say are great reads? Its that time of year to read baseball!

[Ron Madden]

You might like some of the books in this thread: https://www.redszone.com/forums/show...Baseball-Books

[cumberlandreds]

BTTT I merged the one Ron linked.

[Reds Freak]

I'm on a fun one now titled Redleg Memories: The Reds of the Fifties and Sixties by Reds historian Greg Rhodes. A little before my time, so I'm enjoying diving into an interesting period in Reds history. The mashers of the late '50s, the '61 pennant, building the pieces of the BRM, and the end of Crosley Field. Rhodes gives each season a chapter and highlights not only stats and scores but a lot of great personal stories from the characters of that era.

The only negative is the book is shockingly littered with typos. It's almost like I got an unedited first draft.

[TheBigLebowski]

Read every Jay Johnstone book ever printed, but be certain not to miss Over the Edge.

[cumberlandreds]

Recently went back and re-read The Summer Game by Roger Angell. Excellent book about the period between about 1962 to 1971. It is basically a collection of his baseball articles he wrote for The New Yorker during that period. It is a bit heavy on the New York teams, especially the Mets, but it is a must read for any baseball fan. I am going to re-read his next two in the coming months also. Just really terrific writing about the sport.

[Kingspoint]

Bill James' Encyclopedia's from the first half of the '70's.

[Ron Madden]

The Grandest Stage
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES
By Tyler Kepner

Mike Ferrin
@Mike_Ferrin

Halfway through this and it’s really great. The way Tyler weaves the interviews, from countless World Series stars, into this story makes for a wonderful read.

Andy Martino
@martinonyc

@TylerKepner reminds me of Roger Angell. Both write about the game in a way that re-ignites my love for it.

[westofyou]

Tyler wrote a book on pitching a couple years ago that is very good. Tyler though is no way like Roger. Roger was in love with the fabric of the me and the people, fans, owners, players, scouts. Tyler is more into the nuances of the game and the events it generates.

[ShyGuy]

Sparky Lyle's The Bronx Zoo which talks about the 1978 Yankees.

[westofyou]

Sparky Lyle's The Bronx Zoo which talks about the 1978 Yankees.

Balls by Graig Nettles is also a good one

[cumberlandreds]

Amazon has this is not out until October 11.

https://www.amazon.com/Grandest-Stag...xt%2C74&sr=1-1