Ball Four
Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer
ISBN: 9780970911704
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Aaron Gleeman
Media & Journalism"Damn. Jim Bouton. "Ball Four" is the best baseball book ever written. It blew my 13-year-old mind and I've read it every few years since. It always holds up. Meeting him at a SABR convention in Seattle is something I'll never forget. An absolute legend."
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Media & Journalism"The greatest sports book of all time."
book list View source ↗"RIP Jim Bouton, author of “Ball Four,” the greatest sports book of all time."
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Ben Shapiro
Media & Journalism"The best baseball book."
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