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The Essential Baseball Library - Page 2

Suppose your spouse decreed that your baseball library had to be reduced to 75 books. Which would you keep? Here's my list of 75 baseball volumes (history, reference, fiction, etc.) that would make the cut.
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Kahn, Roger: Good Enough to Dream
Kahn, Roger: Good Enough to Dream
41
Late Innings (Roger Angell)
Late Innings
42
Roger Angell
A League of My Own (Patricia I. Brown)
A League of My Own
43
Patricia I. Brown
The Life That Ruth Built (Marshal Smelser)
The Life That Ruth Built
44
Marshal Smelser
The Long Season (JIM BROSNAN)
The Long Season
45
JIM BROSNAN
Lords of Baseball (Harold Parrot)
Lords of Baseball
46
Harold Parrot
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball (John Helyar)
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
47
John Helyar
Lost Ballparks (Lawrence S. Ritter)
Lost Ballparks
48
Lawrence S. Ritter
Men at Work (George F. Will)
Men at Work
49
George F. Will
Men in Blue (Larry R. Gerlach)
Men in Blue
50
Larry R. Gerlach
Minor League Baseball Stars (Society of American Baseball Research)
Minor League Baseball Stars
51
Society of American Baseball Research
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
52
Michael Lewis
The National League: an Illustrated History (Donald Honig)
The National League: an Illustrated History
53
Donald Honig
The Natural
The Natural
54
Nice Guys Finish Last (Leo Durocher & Ed Linn)
Nice Guys Finish Last
55
Leo Durocher & Ed Linn
Nine Innings (Daniel Okrent)
Nine Innings
56
Daniel Okrent
The Old Ball Game (Tristram P. Coffin)
The Old Ball Game
57
Tristram P. Coffin
Only the Ball Was White (ROBERT PETERSON)
Only the Ball Was White
58
ROBERT PETERSON
The Pennant Race (Jim Brosnan)
The Pennant Race
59
Jim Brosnan
Pitching in a Pinch (Christy Mathewson)
Pitching in a Pinch
60
Christy Mathewson
The Politics of Glory (Bill James)
The Politics of Glory
61
Bill James
The Second Fireside Book of Baseball (Editor Charles Einstein)
The Second Fireside Book of Baseball
62
Editor Charles Einstein
Shoeless Joe
Shoeless Joe
63
Stengel (Robert Creamer)
Stengel
64
Robert Creamer
Suitors of Spring (Pat Jordan)
Suitors of Spring
65
Pat Jordan
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
The Summer Game
66
ROGER ANGELL
Take Me Out to the Ball Park (Reidenbaugh and Carter)
Take Me Out to the Ball Park
67
Reidenbaugh and Carter
Thethird Fireside Book of Baseball (Editor Charles Einstein)
Thethird Fireside Book of Baseball
68
Editor Charles Einstein
Ty Cobb (Charles Alexander)
Ty Cobb
69
Charles Alexander
The Ultimate Baseball Book: Completely Updated With a Section on the 1980s (Editors Daniel Okrent & Harris Lewine)
The Ultimate Baseball Book: Completely Updated With a Section on the 1980s
70
Editors Daniel Okrent & Harris Lewine
The Unforgettable Season (GORDON H. FLEMING)
The Unforgettable Season
71
GORDON H. FLEMING
Veeck as in Wreck (BILL VEECK AND ED LINN)
Veeck as in Wreck
72
BILL VEECK AND ED LINN
Voices From the Great Black Baseball Leagues (John Holway)
Voices From the Great Black Baseball Leagues
73
John Holway
A Whole Different Ball Game: The Sport and Business of Baseball (Marvin Miller)
A Whole Different Ball Game: The Sport and Business of Baseball
74
Marvin Miller
Why Time Begins on Opening Day (Thomas Boswell)
Why Time Begins on Opening Day
75
Thomas Boswell
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