10 must-read baseball books like The Lords of Baseball: A Wry Look at a Side of the Game the Fan Seldom Sees - The Front Office by Harold Parrott

Cover of The Lords of Baseball: A Wry Look at a Side of the Game the Fan Seldom Sees - The Front Office by Harold Parrott

The Lords of Baseball: A Wry Look at a Side of the Game the Fan Seldom Sees - The Front Office

By: Harold Parrott

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Over his long career covering the Brooklyn Dodgers Harold Parrott witnessed the moguls of baseball'…

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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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2. The Umpire Strikes Back

By: Ron Luciano

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Here is Ron Luciano, the funniest ump ever to call balls and strikes. A huge and awesome legend who… read more

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3. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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4. 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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5. 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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6. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

By: Kevin Baker

4.39

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more

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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932

By: Thomas Wolf

3.96

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1932, at the beginning of the turbulent decade that would remake America, baseball… read more

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11. So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets—the Best Worst Team in Sports

By: Devin Gordon

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Mets lose when they should win. They win when they should lose. And when it comes to being the … read more

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12. Slugging It Out in Japan: An American Major Leaguer in the Tokyo Outfield

By: Warren Cromartie

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An American major league baseball player describes his experiences playing the great American pas… read more

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13. The Lords of Baseball: A Wry Look at a Side of the Game the Fan Seldom Sees - The Front Office

By: Harold Parrott

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Over his long career covering the Brooklyn Dodgers Harold Parrott witnessed the moguls of baseball'… read more

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Ron Luciano

3.89

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Maury Klein

4.12

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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

Bill James

4.29

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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens And Hitler's Olympics

Jeremy Schaap

3.86

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