The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2020

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 2020

Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:

  • Baseball’s Biggest Blowout Games, edited by Bill Nowlin
  • The Seasons of Buffalo Baseball, 1857-2020, by James H. Overfield
  • Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame: The Case for Inducting 24 Overlooked Ballplayers, by Steven R. Greenes
  • The Baltimore Black Sox: A Negro League History, 1913-1936, by Bernard McKenna
  • The New York Mets in Popular Culture, edited by David Krell
  • Eddie Cicotte: The Life and Career of the Banned Black Sox Pitcher, by David Fleitz
  • The Umpire was Blind! Controversial Calls by MLB’s Men in Blue, by Jonathan Weeks
  • Boom and Bust in St. Louis: A Cardinals History, 1885 to the Present, by Jon David Cash
  • Invisible Men: Life in Baseball’s Negro Leagues, by Donn Rogosin
  • Edgar: An Autobiography, by Edgar Martínez with Larry Stone
  • Mission 27: A New Boss, A New Ballpark, and One Last Win for the Yankees’ Core Four, by Mark Feinsand and Bryan Hoch
  • Take Me Out To The Ballgame: Comical and Freakish Injuries We Cannot Make Up, by Dave Berger
  • Beyond Silence and Light: A Collection of Short Stories, by Kevin Trusty
  • Mascots in Baseball, by Norm Coleman
  • Home Plate: Henry Kimbro and Other Negro Leaguers of Nashville, Tennessee, by Harriet Kimbro Hamilton and Patrick Hamilton

To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.



Originally published: November 13, 2020. Last Updated: November 13, 2020.