Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
Associate Editors: Abigail Miskowiec, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-78-9, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-79-6, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 224 pages

The stadium at 7000 Coliseum Way in Oakland has been known by many names over the years, but it has always been “The Coliseum” to the fans of the Oakland A’s. Opened in 1968, it served as the home of the Athletics until 2024.

The Green and Gold won hearts and championships on the spacious field with its abundant foul territory. Four World Series championships were celebrated there, as well as numerous postseason games, perfect games, and no-hitters. Hall of Famers, including A’s players Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, and Rickey Henderson, played on that field.

It was also the home to generations of fans, who embraced the blue-collar atmosphere of the Oakland A’s and spent many happy hours tailgating in the parking lot, watching fireworks from the field, and cheering on their team through thick and thin. The Coliseum gave rise to characters such as Krazy George (creator of the Wave), Banjo Man, the Last Dive Bar crew, and the Right Field Drummers.

Home twice to the Oakland Raiders, the Coliseum has also hosted other sports, including soccer and cricket. Numerous concerts, including Bill Graham’s legendary Day on the Green concerts, filled the park with crowds and music. Join us as we share stories of games and good times at this concrete cathedral. Enjoy the memories and the echoes of “Celebration” that linger still.

This book represents the collaborative work of 57 members of SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research. Contributors include: Kurt Adkins, John Bauer, Gary Belleville, Eileen M. Bissen, Luis Blandón, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Steve Clar, Eric Conrad, Carter Cromwell, Richard Cuicchi, Coop Daley, Rich D’Ambrosio, Charles A. Fracchia Jr., Craig Garretson, Gordon J. Gattie, Harrison Golden, Andrew Harner, Adam Henig, Mike Huber, Gregory Johnson, Kate Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Stephen R. Keeney, Vlae Kershner, Jim Klann, Sean Kolodziej, Kit Krieger, Dirk Lammers, Joe Leisek, Len Levin, Doug McWilliams, Abigail Miskowiec, Chad Moody, Mark Morowczynski, Donna Muscarella, Chuck Nan, Bill Nowlin, Tony S. Oliver, Laura Peebles, Greg Phegley, Eric Poulin, Carl Riechers, Jake Rinloan, Dan Schoenholz, Kevin Shafer, Glen Sparks, Mark S. Sternman, Alan Stowell, Nina Thorsen, Eli Toney, Marlene Vogelsang, Joseph Wancho, Bob Webster, Gregory H. Wolf, Brian P. Wood, Graham Womack, Mike Worley, and Geoff Young.

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For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

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How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945
Edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr
Associate Editor: Bill Nowlin
Foreword by Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-67-3, $19.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-66-6, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 162 pages

Within the pages of this SABR Digital Library book and companion website, you won’t find names of legendary American baseball heroes like Mickey Mantle or Ken Griffey Jr., but you will most definitely find American heroes. People such as Rosie Maruki Kakuuchi, Pete Mitsui, George Tamura, Jim Morita, and Mary Matsuno Miya didn’t just excel at playing ball. They excelled at perseverance, after having their lives taken away from them to be detained at the Manzanar War Relocation Center.

On February 19, 1942, not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, granting the secretary of war and his commanders the power to “prescribe military areas … from which any or all persons may be excluded.” The order was quickly applied to the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast who were then told to sell their possessions and vacate their homes. They were relocated to 10 remote, military-style incarceration camps.

One such camp was the Manzanar War Relocation Center, located near Lone Pine, California, where the summers were hot and dusty. Though they were surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers, and felt betrayed by their government, these incarcerated Japanese Americans maintained their American traditions, holding celebrations for Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, and playing baseball. In addition to establishing schools and a camp newspaper for themselves during their desert captivity, within a month of their arrival in Manzanar the incarcerees had built a baseball diamond. Soon the desert was dotted with baseball and softball diamonds, with the camp at one point fielding more than 100 teams. Baseball remained a vital part of life until the camp was closed in 1945.

How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945 tells the story of baseball at Manzanar and the life stories of many individuals who, after being given $25 on their release, went on to rebuild their lives. The volume is illustrated with many historical photos, some taken by Toyo Miyatake, an incarceree who snuck a forbidden lens into the camp and built his own camera, and some by famed photographers Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange. Contributors include over a dozen members of the Society for American Baseball Research and several other key individuals such as Dan Kwong, the son of an incarceree and leader of the effort to restore the baseball field on the Manzanar historic site, and Kerry Yo Nakagawa, founder of the Nisei Baseball Research Project. This team has joined forces to tell the story of how the Japanese Americans incarcerated at Manzanar played the game.

• Featured Spotlight web project: Check out our Baseball at Manzanar companion website at SABR.org/baseball-at-manzanar, where you’ll find more essays and stories, rare photos, interviews, and multimedia clips with survivors of the camp and their families in their own words, plus special coverage of the reconstruction and reclamation of the Manzanar baseball field leading up to a historic doubleheader played there in 2024 and the ballfield’s Grand Opening event on October 17, 2026. Find more SABR Featured Spotlight projects at SABR.org/featured-spotlight.

Contributors include: Chris Betsch, Gary Cieradkowski, James Forr, Harrison Golden, Matthew Jacob, Dan Kwong, Joe Marren, Abigail Miskowiec, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, Bill Nowlin, Len Pasculli, Russ Speiller, Bill Staples Jr., and Ryan Woodward.

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About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); and Native American Major Leaguers (2025); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

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The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness
Edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin
Associate Editors: Adam Hopps, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-69-7, $34.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-68-0, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 204 pages

The 1931 edition of the Homestead Grays might be the greatest collection of talent on one team in baseball history. They not only retained all-time greats like Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, and Smokey Joe Williams from the previous year, but brought in future Hall of Famers Jud Wilson to play third base and Willie Foster to augment the pitching staff. They even briefly added Satchel Paige late in the season. Their solid supporting cast included Tubby Scales, Vic Harris, Lefty Williams, Ted Page, and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe. This awesome collection of talent combined to post an overall record of 143-29-2 once all of their games against town teams, semipro squads, barnstorming squads, and organized Black professional teams are included.

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness is the ninth in a series of SABR books about the great teams which played in the Negro Leagues during the first half of the twentieth century. It contains contributions from 31 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. Included are biographies of all team members and team executives, a writeup on the Forbes Field ballpark in which they played home games, a complete season timeline, and a number of other looks at this outstanding baseball team.

Contributors include: Rich Bogovich, Vincent T. Ciaramella, Alan Cohen, Phil S. Dixon, Jeff Findley, Charlemagne (Charlie) Fouché, Joseph Gerard, Darren Gibson, Margaret M. “Peggy” Gripshover, Clem Hamilton, John V. Haynes II, Adam Hopps, Jay Hurd, William H. “Bill” Johnson, Thomas Kern, Sean Kolodziej, Bob LeMoine, Len Levin, Brian McKenna, John Miller, Bill Nowlin, Tim Odzer, Stephen V. Rice, Carl Riechers, Kelly Boyer Sagert, Brendan Schuster, Curt Smith, Jeb Stewart, Larry Tye, Darin Watson, Paul White, and Dave Wilkie.

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About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures
Edited by Mike Richard and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
Foreword by Peter Gammons
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-64-2, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-65-9, $24.95
8.5″ x 11″, 182 pages

The Cape Cod League is the premier amateur baseball league in the United States, and this book presents stories of the people, places, and players who have made it great.

If someone told you an amateur baseball league had produced 18 future major leaguers, it might seem impressive. But over 1,800 alumni of the Cape Cod Baseball League have landed in the major leagues. The “Cape League,” as it is locally known, is far from the only collegiate summer baseball league—over 80 now operate in the US and Canada—but it is the only one to graduate so many players into the bigs. Perhaps just as impressive is how the league was born of, and remains nurtured by, a true community of volunteers rooted in Massachusetts and on Cape Cod.

Every night in the summer months, a small army of volunteers staff several games a night, which are free and open to the public. Volunteers run all ten teams, from the coaches and groundskeepers to the folks running concessions and selling raffle tickets. Many gameday workers are interns who themselves go on to futures in professional baseball scouting, broadcasting, and team operations. On the Cape, players typically stay with host families, sometimes working in family shops or other local businesses, making the Cape League experience truly community based for all.

This book takes a comprehensive look at the Cape Cod Baseball League as only SABR can, encompassing both analytical articles on the importance of the league in MLB development and historical pieces documenting the past and present. Biographies of some important figures in Cape League history, such as longtime president Judy Walden Scarafile, and profiles of alumni such as Derek Falvey, recently president of the Minnesota Twins, sit alongside analysis and features on each team, from the Cotuit Kettleers to the Hyannis Harbor Hawks.

Some 25 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and a number of invited guests offer here some of their experiences and perspectives. Former Los Angeles Dodgers GM Dan Evans called his work on the Cape as “the greatest scouting experience of my life.” Peter Gammons now lives on Cape Cod, but still enthuses about being “lucky enough to go to a Cape League game” and in his foreword to the book reminisces about seeing a player he’s never forgotten, embodying the league’s motto: “Where the stars of tomorrow shine tonight.”

Contributors include: Kurt Blumenau, John Whitman Clark, Pranav Chugh, Eric Conrad, Mark Epstein, Sol Gittleman, Donna L. Halper, Humbert Kilanowski, Rebekah Lajoie, Len Levin, Tom Mason, Jack McCarthy, Robert J. McDonough, Mark Morowczynski, Bill Nowlin, Bill Pruden, Steve Rennie, Mike Richard, Carl Riechers, Emily Roberge, Russ Speiller, Mark S. Sternman, Cecilia M. Tan, and Stephen Trimble.

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About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners
Edited by Steve Friedman, Eric Vickrey, and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-62-8, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-63-5, $34.95
8.5″ x 11″, 294 pages

Twenty-five years ago, the Seattle Mariners had a magical season and pennant fever gripped the Pacific Northwest. This SABR Digital Library book collects biographies of every player on the 2001 roster and looks back at key games and moments in their record-setting run—a 116-win season, the best in American League history. Their penchant for comeback victories inspired the catchphrase: “Two Outs, So What!”

The M’s built a large division lead early and never let up. Just as they were about to clinch the AL West Division title, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shocked the nation and interrupted the season. When play resumed a week later, they clinched in front of an emotional Safeco Field crowd.

The offensive attack started with Ichiro Suzuki, a Japanese sensation who posted a historic rookie season. His MVP campaign overshadowed a career year by teammate Bret Boone, who finished third in the MVP voting. The lineup also boasted future Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez, five-tool center fielder Mike Cameron, and steady first baseman John Olerud, all of whom enjoyed All-Star seasons.

The 2001 Seattle Mariners were arguably as well-rounded as any team in major-league history. The roster, constructed by general manager Pat Gillick and piloted by Lou Piniella, dominated the opposition in every facet of the game. The M’s scored more runs than any other team, allowed the fewest, and led the majors in ERA, OBP, and stolen bases. The resulting 116 regular-season wins tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins in a single season.

Seattle’s pitching staff featured soft-tossing southpaw Jamie Moyer, who won 20 games, while a young workhorse named Freddy García produced an All-Star campaign. Out of the bullpen, Arthur Rhodes, Jeff Nelson, and Kazuhiro Sasaki were nearly flawless in the late innings.

Although Seattle fell short of winning the American League pennant, losing to the New York Yankees in the ALCS, the 2001 Mariners and their historic season maintain a special place in the hearts of a long-suffering fan base. This book, released on the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Mariners, represents a collaborative effort of more than 50 SABR members.

Contributors include: Malcolm Allen, Mark Armour, Doug Barker, Gary Belleville, Luis A. Blandón Jr., Brittney Bush Bollay, Ryan Brecker, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Frederick C. “Rick” Bush, Tim Chalberg, Alan Cohen, Philip Cola, Rory Costello, Richard Cuicchi, Amanda Lane Cumming, Larry DeFillipo, John DiFonzo, Helen Edwards, Joey Elledge, Dan Fields, Steve Friedman, Peter Gerken, Andrew Harner, Emily Hawks, Tom Hawthorn, M. Shawn Hennessy, Tim Herlich, Paul Hofmann, Mike Huber, Douglas Jordan, Ryan Keeler, Kevin Larkin, Len Levin, Dan Levitt, Abigail Miskowiec, Bill Nowlin, Tony S. Oliver, Bill Pruden, Carl Riechers, Quentin Sallat, Dan Schlewitz, Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow, Steve Sisto, Mark S. Sternman, Michael Tow, Michael Trzinski, Eric Vickrey, Bart Waldman, Bob Webster, Gregory H. Wolf, Tip Wonhoff, and Greg Zumach.

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About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Henry Aaron
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
Associate editors: Carl Riechers and Len Levin
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-60-4, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-61-1, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 184 pages

“Trying to throw a fastball past Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster.” — Curt Simmons, pitcher

Henry Aaron is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, a great humanitarian, and a deserving subject for this in-depth examination of his life and his impact on baseball and the world. This SABR book includes twenty essays examining Aaron’s life and career as well as over a dozen detailed recaps revisiting significant games in which he played, from his debut in 1952 to his first grand slam with the Braves to his curtain call in Milwaukee in 1976.

Born in 1934, one of eight siblings, Aaron first joined the ranks of professional baseball players as a member of the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. He would eventually play 23 years in the National League, and win three Gold Gloves, one MVP award, and the 1957 World Series with the Milwaukee Braves. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, his first ballot, and to MLB’s All Century Team in 1999. Among his many career highlights, on May 17, 1970, Aaron became the first player to compile both 3,000 career hits and more than 500 homers.

But the moment that lives indelibly in baseball history took place on April 8, 1974, when he broke Babe Ruth’s previously unassailable career record of 714 home runs. As Aaron circled the bases, broadcaster Vin Scully told his audience, “What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol.” Hate mail by the bagful followed Aaron during his quest to hit 715 career home runs and pass the legendary Babe Ruth. “Hammerin’ Hank” responded with class and a beautiful line-drive swing. He retired with 755 home runs, a .305 batting average, .555 slugging percentage, and .928 OPS.

This book represents the collaborative effort of 40 members of SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research.

Contributors include: Gary Belleville, Chris Betsch, Luis Blandón, Rich Bogovich, George Bovenizer, George Boziwick, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Alan Cohen, Richard Cuicchi, Dennis Degenhardt, Bruce Duncan, John Fredland, Andrew Harner, Andy Heckroth, Mike Huber, Norm King, W.H. “Bill” Johnson, David Krell, Dave Lande, Len Levin, Mason Linken, Chad Moody, Bill Nowlin, Tim Odzer, Tony S. Oliver, Robert Grant Price, Bill Pruden, Tim Rask, Carl Riechers, Dan Schlossberg, Tom Schott, John Shorey, Glen Sparks, Bill Staples Jr., Mark S. Sternman, William “Matt” Vines, Joseph Wancho, Kevin Warneke, Eric Marshall White, Ted Williams, and Gregory H. Wolf.

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• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of Henry Aaron from the SABR Store ($39.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Native American Major Leaguers
Edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-48-2, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-49-9, $34.95
8.5″ x 11″, 316 pages

Native American Major Leaguers presents biographies of over 40 players who appeared in the major leagues, including both those who are well remembered today for their Native heritage such as Jacoby Ellsbury, Charles Bender, Louis Sockalexis, and Jim Thorpe, and those you might not realize, such as Buck Martinez and Kyle Lohse. Then there are those who deserve to be remembered, like Jim Bluejacket and Ike Kahdot, and even a player from the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, Canadian Yolande Teillet, whose mother was Métis.

The book also includes more than a dozen essays on baseball and Native and Indigenous communities, including historical topics such as the legacy of Indian boarding schools, American Indian barnstorming teams, and the translation of baseball rules into Mi’kmaq, as well as recent issues like the changing of Cleveland’s team name and the controversy over the Atlanta Braves’ “Tomahawk Chop.”

When determining who to include in this volume, we chose players who were enrolled citizens of federally recognized Tribes, as listed by the Office of Federal Acknowledgement in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, part of the US Department of the Interior. The first Native American to play major-league baseball was Louis Sockalexis from the Penobscot Tribe in Maine. He played in 1897 with the Cleveland Spiders. Four others are currently playing in the majors in 2025, all of whom are recognized in this book, as well.

Rob Daugherty, the lead editor, is an Enrolled Citizen of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Rob is a retired educator from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and most recently from the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. A graduate of Haskell Indian Nations University, he has been a lifelong geek fan of baseball, having played and coached collegiately. His passion for Native baseball players has evolved into one of the largest collections of Native American baseball cards focused exclusively on Indigenous players prior to 1947. Through extensive research, he has verified 28 Natives who played from 1897 to 1947.

Contributors include: Jeffrey P. Beck, Kelly Bennett, Luis A. Blandón Jr., Terry Bohn, Frederick C. “Rick” Bush, Christopher D. Chavis, Carter Cromwell, Rory Costello, Jon Daly, Rob Daugherty, Rob Fitts, David Fleitz, Todd Fuller, Steven Goldman, Vince Guerrieri, Martin Healy Jr., Colin Howell, John R. Husman, Will Hyland, Don Jensen, Thomas Kahle, Sean Kolodziej, Bill Lamb, Bill Lamberty, Joe Leisek, R.J. Lesch, Allison R. Levin, Len Levin, Stephanie Liscio, Chad Moody, Jack V. Morris, Bill Nowlin, Jonah O’Callaghan, Roger and Deena Parmelee, Royse Parr, Zac Petrillo, Alan Raylesberg, Carl Riechers, Joel Rippel, A.A. Rubin, Jason Scheller, Steven Schmitt, Curt Smith, Douglas Stark, Mark S. Sternman, Tom Swift, Oliver George Tapaha, Stew Thornley, Eric Vickrey, Joseph Wancho, Doug Wedge, Phil Williams, Tom Willman, Ian Wilson, Ryan Woodward, and William Young.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

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• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of Native American Major Leaguers from the SABR Store ($39.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Vinotinto Venezuela Béisbol, 1939–2024: 
85 Years of Venezuelans in the Major Leagues
Foreword by Ozzie Guillén
Edited by Leonte Landino and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
Spanish translation: Reynaldo Cruz Díaz
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-50-5, $9.99 
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-51-2, $34.95 
8.5″ x 11″, 296 pages 

Wearing the “Vinotinto,” or burgundy red, is a symbol of Venezuelan national pride. Venezuelan teams carry the spirit of a nation where passion for sports runs deep. This book chronicles the journey of nearly 500 Venezuelan baseball players from 1939 through 2024 who have reached Major League Baseball. It explores how baseball became a mirror of Venezuelan society, its triumphs, challenges, and evolving identity, through the words of SABR researchers and respected Venezuelan writers.

In Venezuela, a country defined by rich natural resources, complex social dynamics, and a vibrant cultural identity, baseball has emerged as both a unifying force and a lasting source of pride. Introduced during the early twentieth century through American influence and fueled by the oil boom, the sport quickly captured the hearts of Venezuelans and became a cultural cornerstone.

Passion ignited with legendary figures like Luis Aparicio Ortega, “El Grande de Maracaibo,” and was cemented by Venezuela’s historic win at the 1941 Amateur Baseball World Series in Havana, Cuba.

The journey to Major League Baseball began in 1939 with Alex “Patón” Carrasquel, the first Venezuelan to play in the big leagues. But it was Luis Aparicio Jr., “Little Louie,” who blazed a trail as the first Venezuelan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, earning his place in 1984 and inspiring generations to dream of the major leagues.

With a foreword by Ozzie Guillén—the first Latino manager to win a World Series—and insights from Juan Vené, “The Dean” of Venezuelan baseball journalism, this volume also features editorial contributions from award-winning journalist and producer Leonte Landino.

Embracing the collaborative efforts of 35 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, this book is more than a chronicle of achievements—it is a tribute to the enduring legacy, global impact, and unmatched resilience of Venezuelan baseball, infused with nostalgia and tradition that reflect a proud and persevering culture.

Contributors include: Jean Carlos Arias Troisi, Luis A. Blandón Jr., Richard Bogovich, Augusto Cárdenas, Rory Costello, Reynaldo Cruz Díaz, Adam Foldes, Kenneth Fricke, Gordon J. Gattie, Tom Hawthorn, Lou Hernández, Paul Hofmann, William H. “Bill” Johnson, Justin Krueger, Bryan Lake, Leonte Landino, Len Levin, Andrea Long, José Luis López Sánchez, Oscar Andrés López Sánchez, Nelson Morales, Katie Murray Neipris, Bill Nowlin, Tim Odzer, Tony S. Oliver, Gregg Omoth, Eliexer Pirela Leal, Carl Riechers, Jon Springer, Mark S. Sternman, Andy Sturgill, J.L. Tucupido C., Rafael D.O. Venancio, Juan Vené, Joseph Wancho, Darin Watson, and Brian Werner.

Vinotinto Venezuela Béisbol, 1939–2024: 
85 Años de los Venezolanos en las Grandes Ligas
Prólogo por Ozzie Guillén
Leonte Landino y Bill Nowlin, editores
Editores asociados: Len Levin y Carl Riechers
Adaptación: Reynaldo Cruz Díaz
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-52-9, $9.99 
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-53-6, $34.95 
8.5″ x 11″, 318 páginas

Para los Venezolanos, el beisbol no es un juego, no es un pasión … es una religión. Y el vinotinto es un símbolo de orgullo nacional. Este libro narra el recorrido de los mejores entre más de 500 peloteros venezolanos que, para el año 2025, han llegado las Grandes Ligas. Con un prólogo de Ozzie Guillén, el primer mánager latino en ganar una Serie Mundial y las reflexiones de Juan Vené, “El Decano” del periodismo beisbolero venezolano, este volumen también incluye aportes editoriales del galardonado periodista y productor Leonte Landino. Se incluyen más de 50 biografías de jugadores como Omar Vizquel, Magglio Ordoñez, Luis Sojo, Freddy Garcia y Johan Santana.

Explora cómo el béisbol se convirtió en un reflejo de la sociedad venezolana, con sus triunfos, desafíos e identidad en evolución, a través de las palabras de investigadores de SABR y escritores venezolanos de renombre.

En un país definido por sus abundantes recursos naturales, una compleja dinámica social y una vibrante identidad cultural, el béisbol surgió como una fuerza unificadora y una fuente duradera de orgullo.

Introducido a principios del siglo XX por influencia estadounidense y alimentado por el auge petrolero, este deporte rápidamente conquistó los corazones de los venezolanos y se convirtió en una piedra angular de su cultura.

Esa pasión se encendió con figuras legendarias como Luis Aparicio Ortega, “El Grande de Maracaibo” y se consolidó con la histórica victoria de Venezuela en la Serie Mundial Amateur de Béisbol de 1941 en La Habana, Cuba.

El camino hacia las Grandes Ligas comenzó en 1939 con Alex “Patón” Carrasquel, el primer venezolano en jugar en las mayores. Pero fue Luis Aparicio Jr., “Luisito” quien abrió camino como el primer venezolano en ser exaltado al Salón de la Fama del Béisbol en Cooperstown en 1984, inspirando a generaciones a soñar con las grandes ligas.

Gracias al esfuerzo en conjunto de 35 miembros de la Sociedad Americana para la Investigación del Béisbol (SABR), este libro es más que una crónica de logros: es un tributo al legado perdurable, el impacto global y la inquebrantable resiliencia del béisbol venezolano, impregnado de la nostalgia y tradición que reflejan una cultura orgullosa y perseverante.

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About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes
Edited by Vince Guerrieri, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-45-1, $24.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-44-4, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 162 pages

From Setbacks to Success provides a detailed account of the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes with biographies of the players and the team officials who led the team to its World Series triumph. Also included is a complete season timeline, articles about some standout games. the story of League Park and Cleveland Stadium (where the Buckeyes played), and an appreciation of the cultural context of the time.

Until the emergence of the Buckeyes in 1942, no Negro League team formed in Cleveland survived more than a year. The high-water mark for the Buckeyes was undoubtedly 1945, when they won the Negro American League title and then, against all odds, defeated the perennial Negro National League champion Homestead Grays four games to none in the Negro League World Series.

This book comprises contributions from 29 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. This history of the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes is the eighth in a series of SABR books about the great Negro League teams of the first half of the twentieth century.

Contributors include: Richard Bogovich, Isaac C. Brooks Jr., Alan Cohen, Dominick Denaro, Jeff Findley, Matt Garvey, Darren Gibson, David J. Goldberg, Evelyn R. Gregory, Margaret M. Gripshover, Vince Guerrieri, John V. Haynes II, Leslie Heaphy, Jay Hurd, Bill Johnson, Thomas Kern, Sean Kolodziej, Bob LeMoine, Len Levin, Bill Nowlin, Tony S. Oliver, Richard J. Puerzer, Carl Riechers, Kelly Boyer Sagert, Mark Shirk, Russ Speiller, Jeb Stewart, Tom Wancho, and Dave Wilkie.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes for FREE from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get a 50% discount on The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes paperback edition from the SABR Store ($17.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

Buy the book

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes from the SABR Store ($34.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

Stan Musial
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-47-5, $24.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-46-8, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 160 pages

Stan Musial uncoiled from his famous corkscrew batting stance and hit line drives for 22 big-league seasons. The outfielder-first baseman from Donora, Pennsylvania, spent his entire major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remains a beloved figure in his adopted hometown. Musial won seven batting titles and accumulated 3,630 hits. He famously retired with 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road, a nod to his amazing consistency. The left-handed batter won three National League MVP awards and earned his spot on 24 All-Star teams, tying him with Willie Mays and Henry Aaron for most in the game’s history.

Fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers gave Musial his memorable nickname. The son of Lukasz and Mary Musial routinely clobbered Brooklyn pitching. “Here comes the man,” the crowd chanted as Musial strode to the plate at Ebbets Field one afternoon in 1946. The episode made it into the newspapers and soon enough all of baseball knew No. 6 for the Cardinals as “Stan the Man.”

This book is a collaborative effort of 34 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and celebrates one of baseball’s greatest players.

Contributors include: Chris Betsch, Ken Carrano, Josh Chetwynd, Alan Cohen, Everett Cope, Richard Cuicchi, Bruce Duncan, Mike Eisenbath, Jeff Findley, Jan Finkel, Jeremy Gibbs, Chip Greene, Vince Guerrieri, Clem Hamilton, Andrew Harner, Tom Hawthorn, Andrew Heckroth, Paul Hofmann, Mike Huber, Russ Lake, Kevin Larkin, Len Levin, Nick Malian, Chad Moody, Bill Nowlin, Bill Pruden, Carl Riechers, C. Paul Rogers III, Tom Schott, Joe Schuster, Glen Sparks, Danny Spewak, Mark S. Sternman, Gregory H. Wolf, and Rick Zucker.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

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• Paperback: Get a 50% discount on Stan Musial paperback edition from the SABR Store ($17.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

Buy the book

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of Stan Musial for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of Stan Musial from the SABR Store ($34.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.