The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball

by Paul Aron

Overview

Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in American society at large. Satchel Paige's Pitchin' Man informed the dialog surrounding integration. Ring Lardner's You Know Me Al changed the way Americans viewed their baseball heroes and influenced the work of Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Bill James's Baseball Abstract transformed the way managers--including those in fields other than baseball--analyzed numbers. Pete Rose's My Story and My Prison Without Bars exposed and deepened a cultural divide that paved the way for Donald Trump.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476646923
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/12/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	237
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Aron is an editor and writer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Paul Aron is an editor and writer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
 1. America’s National Game by A.G. Spalding, 1911
 2. You Know Me Al: A Busher’s Letters by Ring Lardner, 1916
 3. Pitchin’ Man: Satchel Paige’s Own Story by Satchel Paige, 1948
 4. The Natural by Bernard Malamud, 1952
 5. Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues by Jim Bouton, 1970
 6. The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, 1972
 7. The Bill James Baseball Abstract by Bill James, 1982
 8. Rotisserie League Baseball by Glen Waggoner, 1984
 9. Pete Rose: My Story by Pete Rose and Roger Kahn, 1989, and My Prison Without Bars by Pete Rose with Rick Hill, 2004
10. Other Influential Books
Chapter Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index

Editorial Reviews

No one has read the literature of baseball with as much insight as Paul Aron has. Even better, his narratives about the creation and the impact of his selected books are as engaging as many of the books themselves. I approached this book expecting cogent literary analysis. I didn't expect to be charmed and delighted as well. This is a marvelous book.”—Daniel Okrent, author of Nine Innings and co-editor of The Ultimate Baseball Book

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