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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
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Include books by the same authorThe Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports
Jeff Passan · 384 pages
The Best Team Money Can Buy
Molly Knight · 336 pages
"The inside-the-clubhouse story of two tumultuous years when the Los Angeles Dodgers were re-made from top to bottom, from the ownership of the team to management to the players on the field, becoming the most talked-about and most colorful team in baseball"-- In 2012, an investment group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, who had driven the team into bankruptcy in the midst of an
Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
Richard Ben Cramer · 553 pages
"In this biography, Richard Ben Cramer presents a stunning, often shocking portrait of the hero nobody knew. It is a story that sweeps through the twentieth century, bringing to light along the way not just America's national game, but her movie stars, mobsters, pols, writers...the birth (and the price) of modern national celebrity.". "This is the story Joe DiMaggio never wanted to tell - and nev
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Eliot Asinof · 302 pages
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball
John Feinstein · 376 pages
"A fascinating account of the mysterious proving ground of America's national pastime, pulling back the veil on the minor leagues of baseball."--
Summer of '49
David Halberstam · 336 pages
Chronicles the 1949 baseball season, which marked the beginning of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
Imperfect: An Improbable Life
Jim Abbott, Tim Brown · 283 pages
A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.
Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game
J.B. Bernstein · 240 pages
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
Robert W. Creamer · 443 pages
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robe
The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee Jr. · 855 pages
Ted Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than five hundred home runs has a higher career batting average. Those totals would have been even higher if Williams had not left baseball for nearly five years in the prime of his career to serve as a Marine pilot in World War II and Korea. He hit ho
56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports
Kostya Kennedy · 365 pages
Recounts Joe DiMaggio's streak during the summer of 1941 and how it found its way into countless lives.
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game
Edward Achorn · 336 pages
Describes how a German-born biergarten owner who knew nothing about baseball bought the St. Louis Browns baseball team in an effort to sell more beer and unwittingly formed the American League and revitalized the sport.
Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages
David Ross · 242 pages
Discusses the author's life and career, including his role as "Grandpa Rossy" on the Chicago Cubs 2016 championship-winning team. In 2016, the Cubs ended a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. One of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season was the late-career renaissance of David Ross, the 39-year-old catcher who
Jeter Unfiltered
Derek Jeter · 252 pages
Jeter celebrates his iconic baseball career with the New York Yankees in a book featuring archival images and original photos of his final 2014 season. The shortstop -- a five-time World Series victor, team captain since 2003, and one of the greatest ballplayers of all time -- is a beloved and inspiring role model who displays the indefinable qualities of a champion, on and off the field. See Jete
House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge
Lenny Dykstra, Peter Golenbock · 340 pages
The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter
Ian O'Connor · 416 pages
O'Connor draws on unique access to Derek Jeter and more than 200 new interviews to reveal how a biracial kid from Michigan became New York's most beloved sports figure and the face of the steroid-free athlete.
Out of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs
Dirk Hayhurst · 406 pages
In a follow up to "The Bullpen Gospels," the author details his major league rookie season, revealing that for him, it isn't just about the game, but about the people and events in it.
The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse
Tom Verducci · 379 pages
"With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions"--
My Prison Without Bars
Pete Rose · 336 pages
The baseball star banned from the sport since 1989 discusses the scandal that preceded his ban as well as his prospects for the future.
I Don't Care if We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever
Ben Blatt, Eric Brewster · 272 pages