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2007 Seymour Medal winner! The first of Peter Morris's highly acclaimed two-volume reference work that outlines the evolution of various components of
the game, both on (this volume) and off (the second volume - see below) the field. |
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The second volume of Morris's fantastic reference work (see above entry) |
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2006 Seymour Medal winner! A meticulously detailed, engaging look at the early origins of baseball. |
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Magnolia SABR's own Jim Riley penned this essential work on the Negro Leagues. Containing biographical sketches of varying lengths on the players and teams of the Negro Leagues,
it is recognized as a "must have" for anyone seriously interested in the topic. |
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Larry Ritter's The Glory of Their Times is the godfather of oral histories. It set the standard for all
that followed. I stayed up until 4:00am in my wife's hospital room the night my son was born reading this book by the faint
light emanating through a one-inch crack in the bathroom door. |
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James's original Historical Baseball Abstract, published in the early 1980s, was a classic. This edition updates that work
through the 1990s and introduced James's "Win Shares" to the world. James's reputation for a balanced mix of insightful analysis, wit and, at times,
delightfully pointed sarcasm, shines through in this volume. |
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The book that shook up the baseball establishment when it was first published in 1970. Mickey Mantle a boozer?! Baseball players
using amphetamines ("greenies")?!! Baseball players chasing women?!! Say it ain't so, Jim! He told it like it
was and got skewered for it. But that didn't stop people from buying the book! The backbone of this book is Bouton's diary of his time
with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros in 1969, with tidbits from his earlier career with the Yankees thrown in. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn
went absolutely nuts when this book came out, which should be enough to make anyone want to read it! DING DONG!
(Warning! Contains a lot of vulgar language and is rife with sexual content) |
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Jim Brosnan, who pitched for the Reds in 1961, actually wrote the first "tell-all" book (without the potty mouth). It is
considered a classic as well, although it didn't get as much attention as Ball Four did.... |
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An absolutely delightful look at the evolution of baseball statistics, from the introduction and evolution of the simple boxscore
to the growth of the detailed collection, analysis and presentation of play-by-play data in the electronic era, you'll be fascinated by
the controversies that have surrounded the evolution and use of statistics over the years! This is NOT a sabermetric tome; it is geared
toward anyone with an interest in baseball statistics and history. |
