The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2021
Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.
To get your NEW book listed on The SABR Bookshelf, make sure a review copy is sent to: The SABR Bookshelf, Cronkite School at ASU, 555 N. Central Ave. #416, Phoenix, AZ 85004. An e-book file will also suffice; please send the e-book in PDF, EPUB or Kindle/MOBI format to jpomrenke@sabr.org.
To ensure a listing in The Baseball Index — SABR’s online catalog of baseball research materials at www.baseballindex.org — make sure a review copy is sent to The Baseball Index, 4025 Beechwood Pl., Riverside, CA 92506.
Bolded names indicates that the author(s) is a SABR member. Click here for a list of publishers found in the SABR Bookshelf, along with their contact information.
In addition, check out new books published by SABR at SABR.org/ebooks.
Fall 2021
Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:
- Baltimore Baseball, edited by Bill Nowlin
- One-Hit Wonders, edited by Bill Nowlin
- Baseball Generations: Career Value Index – A New Look at the Hall of Fame and Rating the Greatest Players of All Time, by David J. Gordon
- The Least Among Them: 29 Players, Their Brief Moments in the Big Leagues, and a Unique History of the New York Yankees, by Paul Russell Semendinger
- Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Loved Baseball, by John M. Kovach
- 1979: The Expos First, Great Season, by Norm King
- Seven Games in ’62: The Yankees and Giants Square Off in a Classic World Series, by John Iamarino
- Baseball’s Most Bizarre Plays: A Roster of the Odd, the Improbable and the Downright Confounding in Major League History, by Alan Hirsch
- A Brand New Ballgame: Branch Rickey, Bill Veeck, Walter O’Malley and the Transformation of Baseball, 1945–1962, by G. Scott Thomas
- American Legion Baseball: A History, 1924–2020, by William E. Akin
- Dr. Strangeglove: The Life and Times of All-Star Slugger Dick Stuart, by William J. Ryczek
- Barney Dreyfuss: Pittsburgh’s Baseball Titan, by Brian Martin
- Bill DeWitt Sr.: Patriarch of a Baseball Family, by Burton A. Boxerman and Benita W. Boxerman
- A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs – Volume I, by Evan Thompson
- Banned For Life: The Benny Kauff Story, by Jimmy Keenan
- Gettysburg Eddie Plank: A Pitcher’s Journey to the Hall of Fame, by Dave Heller
To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.
Originally published: December 9, 2021. Last Updated: December 9, 2021.