15 Best history books like Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers by Kent Krause

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

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…

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Cover of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History by Cait Murphy

1. Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

By: Cait Murphy

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age by Robert Weintraub

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

By: Robert Weintraub

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The triumphant story of baseball and America after World War II In 1945 Major League Baseball had b… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports

3. Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train

By: None , None

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

"This lavishly illustrated narrative of Walter Johnson's life is the definitive work on the subject… read more

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4. 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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Cover of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

5. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.56

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
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6. The Baseball 100

By: Joe Posnanski

4.74

Format: 869 pages, Hardcover

A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

7. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

By: Keith O'Brien

4.43

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of The Last Kingdom (Cotton Malone, #17) by Steve Berry

8. The Last Kingdom (Cotton Malone, #17)

By: Steve Berry

4.10

Format: 451 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adve… read more

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Cover of Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly

9. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • history
Cover of The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner

10. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

By: Tyler Kepner

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders by Mike Rothmiller

11. 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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Cover of The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages (Europe) by Billy Wellman

12. The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages (Europe)

By: Billy Wellman

3.96

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Boils, religion, and Living with the Black Death in the Middle AgesThe Black Death, also known as … read more

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  • history
Cover of Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball's First Century by Tom Alesia

13. Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball's First Century

By: Tom Alesia

4.15

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Dave Bancroft should not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He emerged from his Iowa hometown as an u… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
Cover of The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness by Andy McCullough

14. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

By: Andy McCullough

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
Cover of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: A Captivating Guide to the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, Mausoleum ... and More (Exploring Ancient History) by Captivating History

15. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: A Captivating Guide to the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, Mausoleum ... and More (Exploring Ancient History)

By: Captivating History

3.91

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

You probably have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But how much do you really know … read more

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  • history
Cover of Baseball’s Greatest What If: The Story & Tragedy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Pistol Pete Reiser by Dan  Joseph

16. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of James Dean: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors) by Hourly History

17. James Dean: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors)

By: Hourly History

4.13

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

James Dean * * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * * Read On Your Comput… read more

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  • history
Cover of Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating by Daniel Levitt

18. Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating

By: Daniel Levitt

4.10

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

From the moment of its inception, the quintessentially American sport of baseball has included chea… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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

19. 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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  • baseball
  • sports
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

20. '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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Cover of 70’s & 80’s Tales of the Texas Rangers by Jim Kern

21. 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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  • baseball
Cover of Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers by Kent Krause

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

23. 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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  • sports
Cover of Marquard and Seeley: A True Story of Romance and Betrayal, Baseball, Mascots, Misfits, and Vaudeville in the Years before World War One by Noel Hynd

24. Marquard and Seeley: A True Story of Romance and Betrayal, Baseball, Mascots, Misfits, and Vaudeville in the Years before World War One

By: Noel Hynd

4.16

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

" Hynd has captured the spirit of the times in this quaint and entertaining sidelight to sports and… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of A Summer to Remember: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians by Lew Freedman

25. A Summer to Remember: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians

By: Lew Freedman

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

While the Cleveland Indians are known lately more for being cellar dwellers than world champions, t… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
Cover of Marlon Brando: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors) by Hourly History

26. Marlon Brando: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors)

By: Hourly History

3.95

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Marlon Brando... Free BONUS Inside! Marlon Brando has been a househ… read more

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  • history
Cover of William Wallace: A Life from Beginning to End (Scottish History Book 1) by Hourly History

27. William Wallace: A Life from Beginning to End (Scottish History Book 1)

By: Hourly History

4.21

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of William Wallace... Free BONUS Inside! William Wallace; if ever the… read more

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  • history
Cover of A Game of Extremes 25 Exceptional Football Stories: About What Happened On and Off The Field (A Game of Extremes.) by Roy Lingster

28. A Game of Extremes 25 Exceptional Football Stories: About What Happened On and Off The Field (A Game of Extremes.)

By: Roy Lingster

3.00

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

Speed, strength, precision, and a whole ton of adrenaline make American football one of the most ex… read more

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Cover of The Battle of Fort Henry: The History of General Ulysses S. Grant’s Victory that Captured the Tennessee River for the Union by Charles River Editors

29. The Battle of Fort Henry: The History of General Ulysses S. Grant’s Victory that Captured the Tennessee River for the Union

By: Charles River Editors

4.08

Format: 66 pages, Kindle Edition

*Includes pictures *Includes soldiers' accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for f… read more

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Cover of IT AIN'T SO!: Shoeless Joe Jackson's Story by Alan Thurston

30. IT AIN'T SO!: Shoeless Joe Jackson's Story

By: Alan Thurston

3.41

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

IT AIN'T SO! Shoeless Joe Jackson's Story is a Two-Act Play and Afterword based on the rise and fal… read more

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  • sports
Cover of Tom Horn: The Controversial Life and Legacy of One of the Wild West’s Most Famous Gunslingers by Charles River Editors

31. Tom Horn: The Controversial Life and Legacy of One of the Wild West’s Most Famous Gunslingers

By: Charles River Editors

3.46

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of Horn's own work *Includes a bibliography for further readi… read more

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16 Best sports books like Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers by Kent Krause

Transform Your Habits

Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

Cait Murphy

3.97

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

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The Baseball 100

Joe Posnanski

4.74

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7 best-selling history books like Marquard and Seeley: A True Story of Romance and Betrayal, Baseball, Mascots, Misfits, and Vaudeville in the Years before World War One by Noel Hynd

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

Mike Shropshire

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Baseball 100

Joe Posnanski

4.74

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Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America

Bill O'Reilly

4.19

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