Baseball: Behind the Diamond

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Ball Four
Ball Four 4.05 avg rating — 20,736 ratings
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A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports
A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports 4.13 avg rating — 749 ratings
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series 4.05 avg rating — 11,322 ratings
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The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball 4.42 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
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Moneyball
Moneyball 4.27 avg rating — 141,352 ratings
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Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck
Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck 4.12 avg rating — 2,106 ratings
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Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick
Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick 4.31 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game 3.68 avg rating — 804 ratings
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One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime
One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime 3.86 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had
Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had 4.16 avg rating — 738 ratings
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Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age
Mr. Wrigley's Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age 4.04 avg rating — 55 ratings
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The Sons of Summer
The Sons of Summer 4.53 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball
Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball
by: Jeff Katz
3.91 avg rating — 379 ratings
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One Man Out: Curt Flood versus Baseball
One Man Out: Curt Flood versus Baseball 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
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A Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti
A Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti 4.21 avg rating — 325 ratings
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball
Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball 3.91 avg rating — 197 ratings
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Marketing Your Dreams: Business and Life Lessons from Bill Veeck Baseball's Marketing Genius
Marketing Your Dreams: Business and Life Lessons from Bill Veeck Baseball's Marketing Genius 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM
Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM 3.44 avg rating — 267 ratings
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Playing Around; The Million-Dollar Infield Goes to Florida
Playing Around; The Million-Dollar Infield Goes to Florida 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar
Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar 4.09 avg rating — 514 ratings
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Out of Left Field
Out of Left Field 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution
Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution 4.27 avg rating — 981 ratings
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Of Mikes and Men: A Lifetime of Braves Baseball
Of Mikes and Men: A Lifetime of Braves Baseball 3.91 avg rating — 140 ratings
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The Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven: How a Ragtag Group of Fans Took the Fall for Major League Baseball
The Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven: How a Ragtag Group of Fans Took the Fall for Major League Baseball 3.80 avg rating — 249 ratings
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Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing
Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing 4.14 avg rating — 1,101 ratings
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Baseball before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game
Baseball before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game 3.95 avg rating — 119 ratings
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Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players
Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players 3.89 avg rating — 194 ratings
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Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution
Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution 4.07 avg rating — 752 ratings
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K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches 4.11 avg rating — 2,536 ratings
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Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City 4.31 avg rating — 852 ratings
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The Comic Book Story of Baseball: The Heroes, Hustlers, and History-Making Swings (and Misses) of America's National Pastime
The Comic Book Story of Baseball: The Heroes, Hustlers, and History-Making Swings (and Misses) of America's National Pastime 3.95 avg rating — 206 ratings
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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It 4.38 avg rating — 5,661 ratings
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Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball
Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball 3.96 avg rating — 222 ratings
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The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad
The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad 3.77 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League
Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League 3.80 avg rating — 190 ratings
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Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball
Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams 3.86 avg rating — 318 ratings
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The Imperfect Diamond
The Imperfect Diamond 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit 3.75 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
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A Whole Different Ball Game: The Inside Story of the Baseball Revolution
A Whole Different Ball Game: The Inside Story of the Baseball Revolution 4.21 avg rating — 231 ratings
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1947: When All Hell Broke Loose In Baseball
1947: When All Hell Broke Loose In Baseball 3.84 avg rating — 55 ratings
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George Steinbrenner and the Yankees
George Steinbrenner and the Yankees 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball 4.04 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
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Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball 4.02 avg rating — 1,331 ratings
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Baseball
Baseball 4.19 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
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Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey 3.42 avg rating — 607 ratings
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Play by Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League
Play by Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League 3.58 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman
Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman 4.05 avg rating — 97 ratings
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The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game 3.77 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
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Baseball's Power Shift: How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture
Baseball's Power Shift: How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game 3.88 avg rating — 829 ratings
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Strange But True Baseball Stories
Strange But True Baseball Stories 3.72 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman
Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman 3.80 avg rating — 106 ratings
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A People's History of Baseball
A People's History of Baseball 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball
Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball 3.87 avg rating — 289 ratings
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Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles
Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles 4.09 avg rating — 240 ratings
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The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America 4.40 avg rating — 4,715 ratings
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Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak
Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak 4.05 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
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The 34-Ton Bat: The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects
The 34-Ton Bat: The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects 3.89 avg rating — 501 ratings
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Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat
Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field
Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field 4.45 avg rating — 397 ratings
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The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron 4.15 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism 4.39 avg rating — 743 ratings
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Call Me Ted
Call Me Ted 4.07 avg rating — 2,097 ratings
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In the Time of Bobby Cox: The Atlanta Braves, Their Manager, My Couch, Two Decades, and Me
In the Time of Bobby Cox: The Atlanta Braves, Their Manager, My Couch, Two Decades, and Me 3.69 avg rating — 100 ratings
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The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball
Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball 3.63 avg rating — 1,318 ratings