The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2022
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.
Spring 2022
Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:
- Dominicans in the Major Leagues, edited by Bill Nowlin and Julio M. Rodriguez
- Hebrew Hammer: A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman, by Joseph Wancho
- Black Stats Matter: Integrating Negro League Numbers into Major League Records, by Philip Lee
- Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras, by Andy McCue
- Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America, by Peter Dreier and Robert Elias
- Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War, by Chris Lamb
- Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, by Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker
- Lefty and Tim: How Steve Carlton and Tim McCarver Became Baseball’s Best Battery, by William C. Kashatus
- Charlie Murphy: The Iconoclastic Showman behind the Chicago Cubs, by Jason Cannon
- The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self, by Dale Scott and Rob Neyer
- Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, by Doug Wedge
- Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It, by Peter Golenbock
- The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowell, by Sam McDowell with Martin Gitlin
- Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments, by John Rosengren
- Historic Ballparks of the Twin Cities, by Dale Scott and Stew Thornley
- Gabe Paul: The Long Road to the Bronx Zoo, by William A. Cook
- Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall About the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting, by John Kiesewetter
- Chili Dog MVP: Dick Allen, The 1972 White Sox and A Transforming Chicago, by John Owens and David Fletcher
- Meditations in Panic City, by Roger Cormier
- Victory on Two Fronts: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball through the World War II Era, by Scott Longert
- It Happened in Boston: Harry & George Wright’s Creation of Professional Baseball in the Year 1872, by Wayne Soini
To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.
Originally published: March 23, 2022. Last Updated: June 22, 2022.