16 best-selling baseball books like 70’s & 80’s Tales of the Texas Rangers by Jim Kern

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70’s & 80’s Tales of the Texas Rangers

By: Jim Kern

3.78

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Sinking the owner’s borrowed 50-foot yacht, emptying a hotel’s worth of fire extinguishers on your …

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1. Ball Four

By: Jim Bouton

4.05

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton.When first p… read more

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"It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"The older they get, the better they get when they were younger"

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

Cover of The Good Rat by Jimmy Breslin

2. The Good Rat

By: Jimmy Breslin

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more

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3. The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

By: Wayne Coffey , Willie Randolph

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From a dusty diamond in Brooklyn to the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium, Willie Randolph has alw… read more

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Cover of Doc: A Memoir by Dwight Gooden, None

4. Doc: A Memoir

By: Dwight Gooden , None

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

With fresh (and sober) eyes, Dwight Gooden, who tallied a mountain of strikeouts while leading the … read more

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Cover of Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History" - The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers by Mike Shropshire

5. Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History" - The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers

By: Mike Shropshire

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

"Even before the start of spring training, Herzog had said, 'If Rich Billings is the starting catch… read more

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Cover of Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball by None, Keith Law

6. Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball

By: None , Keith Law

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law's i… read more

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7. The Boys of Summer

By: Roger Kahn

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then we… read more

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8. Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Mets' First Year

By: Jimmy Breslin , Bill Veeck

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Here, back in print, is Jimmy Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Me… read more

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9. Summer of '49

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

With incredible skill, passion, and insight, Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor David Halberstam returns … read more

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10. October 1964

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 1989 David Halberstam published "Summer of '49," which became a #1 "New York Times" bestseller. … read more

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11. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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Cover of Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse   Cole

12. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas

By: Jesse Cole

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more

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13. Heinrich Himmler: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)

By: Hourly History

3.98

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the sinister life of Heinrich Himmler...Free BONUS Inside!A main architect of the Holocaus… read more

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14. Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders

By: Mike Rothmiller

4.09

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

It was said of the young Frank Sinatra that he came across as "St Francis of Assisi with a shoulder… read more

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15. Davey Johnson: My Wild Ride in Baseball and Beyond

By: Davey Johnson

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Davey Johnson is best known for managing the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles—… read more

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Cover of The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age by Sridhar Pappu

16. The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age

By: Sridhar Pappu

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Year of the Pitcher  is the story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season, which culminated in o… read more

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17. Baseball’s Greatest What If: The Story & Tragedy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Pistol Pete Reiser

By: Dan Joseph

4.45

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1942, Pete Reiser was on the road to baseball superstardom. Then he crashed into a wall – an unp… read more

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Cover of The Sputnik Season: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957) by Noel Hynd

18. The Sputnik Season: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957)

By: Noel Hynd

4.36

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

1957 was not just the time of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ last National League pennant race. It was also … read more

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Cover of '63: The Story of The 1963 World Champion Chicago Bears: A Great NFL Team Time Has Forgotten (Great teams Time has forgotten) by Gary Youmans

19. '63: The Story of The 1963 World Champion Chicago Bears: A Great NFL Team Time Has Forgotten (Great teams Time has forgotten)

By: Gary Youmans

3.98

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

'63 will take you inside the huddle as the 1963 Chicago Bears challenge for the World Championship … read more

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20. Excalibur (The Arthurian Chronicles #1)

By: Peter Gibbons

4.60

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The sword has the power of Britain in its steel, men will follow and fight for whoever wields it...… read more

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Cover of 1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates: How the battle for baseball supremacy shaped the future of America's pastime. by Timothy Zarley

21. 1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates: How the battle for baseball supremacy shaped the future of America's pastime.

By: Timothy Zarley

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Play Ball! Step right up, sports enthusiasts and history buffs! Immerse yourself in a riveting h… read more

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22. 70’s & 80’s Tales of the Texas Rangers

By: Jim Kern

3.78

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Sinking the owner’s borrowed 50-foot yacht, emptying a hotel’s worth of fire extinguishers on your … read more

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Cover of Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers by Kent Krause

23. Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers

By: Kent Krause

4.50

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

2022 SABR Larry Ritter Award finalist He has more hits than Rogers Hornsby. He drove in more run… read more

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Cover of The Final Game at Ebbets Field (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957) by Noel Hynd

24. The Final Game at Ebbets Field (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957)

By: Noel Hynd

4.02

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

2020 SABR WINNER OF THE RON GABRIEL AWARD : BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR on The Brooklyn Dodgers. MUST REA… read more

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Cover of Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall About the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting by John Kiesewetter

25. Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall About the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting

By: John Kiesewetter

4.50

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Beloved Cincinnati Reds pitcher and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall was the youngest player in Major League… read more

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26. The Spanish Conquest of the Americas: An Enthralling Overview of the Conquistadors and Their Conquests of the Aztec and Inca Empires (Mesoamerica)

By: Billy Wellman

4.54

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

The Spanish conquest of the Americas is a pivotal part of the history of colonization.Christopher C… read more

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27. The Super '70s: Memories of Pro Football's Greatest Era

By: Tom Danyluk

4.41

Format: 625 pages, Kindle Edition

Historian A.J.P. Taylor once observed that, "History is not another name for the past. It is the na… read more

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28. A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators

By: Stephen J. Walker

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Despite a long and uneven history, Major League Baseball’s Washington franchises have hardly been t… read more

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Cover of '59: The Story of The 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team: A Great College Football Team That Time Has Forgotten (Great teams Time has forgotten) by Gary Youmans

29. '59: The Story of The 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team: A Great College Football Team That Time Has Forgotten (Great teams Time has forgotten)

By: Gary Youmans

4.44

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Led by future Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and legendary coach Ben Schwarzwalder, this group o… read more

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30. Gabe Paul: The Long Road to the Bronx Zoo

By: William Cook

3.81

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

No one saw more baseball during the 20th century than Gabe Paul. He started out as a bat boy. The… read more

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31. A History of the Boston Braves: A Time Gone By

By: William J. Craig

3.41

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

Boston has been a proud baseball town for over a century. For those lucky enough to have passed thr… read more

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17 best-selling history books like Baseball’s Greatest What If: The Story & Tragedy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Pistol Pete Reiser by Dan Joseph

Transform Your Habits

Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age

Robert Weintraub

5.00

Transform Your Habits

The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg

Nicholas Dawidoff

3.37

Transform Your Habits

The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

Brad Meltzer

4.16

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