The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2024
Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.
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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 2024
Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:
- The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants, edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin
- Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
- Sandy Koufax, edited by Marc Z. Aaron, Bill Nowlin, and Glen Sparks
- Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs, edited by Giselle Stancic, Bill Nowlin, and Jacob Pomrenke
- The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness, by Andy McCullough
- Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman, by Scott Longert
- Cookie Rojas: A Baseball Life, by Lou Hernández
- Baseball’s Shooting Stars: Improbable Ascents and Burnouts in the National Pastime, by David J. Gordon
- The Louisville Grays and the Myth of Baseball’s First Great Scandal, by Wendell Lloyd Jones
- Pitching to the Corners: My Post-MLB Career Abroad, by Don August with Mark Knudson
- World Series ’64: The Cardinals, the Yankees and the End of a Dynasty, by John G. Robertson and Carl T. Madden
- Foxy Ned Hanlon: The Baseball Life of a Hall of Fame Manager, by Tom DeLise and Jay Seaborg
- Roger Bresnahan: A Baseball Life, by John R. Husman
- The Memphis Red Sox: A Negro Leagues History, by Keith B. Wood
- Sudden Deaths in Sports: 75 Athletes Lost Without Warning, by Douglas Putnam
- The Lineup Card: An Illustrated History of the Baseball Collectible, by Tom O’Reilly
- Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports, by Mark Jacob and Matthew Jacob
- Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, The Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything, by Eric Vickrey
- It’s a Beautiful Day for Baseball: The National Pastime in the 1960s, by Doug Kurkul
- A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back, by Aaron Fischman
- Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer, by Jerry Izenberg
- Home Run King: The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron, by Dan Schlossberg
- Remembering Torn-Down Ballparks Over a Cold Beer, by Ken Finnigan
- The Obscure History of Baseball in San Diego: Before the Padres Came to Town, 1870-1936, by Carlos Bauer
- Game Changers: Sports Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, edited by Michèle Gates Moresi and Laura Coyle
- Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger, by Stephen W. Dittmore
- Bitten by the Red Sox Baseball Bug: A Fan’s Lifelong Passion, by Bill Nowlin
- Ivan the Terrible Goes on a Family Picnic, by Charles Holdefer
- The Original Louisville Slugger: The Life and Times of Forgotten Baseball Legend Pete Browning, by Tim Newby
- The Wizard of College Baseball: How Ron Fraser Elevated Miami and an Entire Sport to National Prominence, by David Brauer
- Leave While the Party’s Good: The Life and Legacy of Baseball Executive Harry Dalton, by Lee C. Kluck
- Bad Penny: How a Maverick Owner Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier, by Tom Gantert
- The History of Fantasy Sports: And the Stories of the People Who Made It Happen, by Larry Schechter
- re:Leaf: The Story of a Collector, a Candy Company, a Stack of Baseball Cards, and a Quest for Answers, by Brian Kappel
- Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds, by Derek Bain and John Racanelli
- WAR in Pieces: A Guide to Baseball’s Superstat Wins Above Replacement, by Sean Smith
- Ten Cent Beer Night: The Complete Guide to the Riot That Helped Save Baseball in Cleveland, by Scott Jarrett
- Joe and Mike Cantillon: Firebrands of Baseball, by Michael Bosanko
To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.
Originally published: November 6, 2024. Last Updated: November 6, 2024.