The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2025
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.
In addition, check out new books published by SABR at SABR.org/ebooks.
Fall 2025
Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:
- Native American Major Leaguers, edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin
- Vinotinto Venezuela Béisbol, 1939–2024: 85 Years of Venezuelans in the Major Leagues, edited by Leonte Landino and Bill Nowlin
- From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes, edited by Vince Guerrieri, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin
- Stan Musial, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
- The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball, by John W. Miller
- Make Me Commissioner: I Know What’s Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It, by Jane Leavy
- Interstate ’85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series, by Marshall Garvey
- Bo Belinsky: The Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Playboy Pitcher, by David Krell
- Rough Diamonds: A History of South African Baseball, by Hendrick Snyders
- The Integration of Minor League Baseball: a History and Player Register, 1946-1959, by Rick Swaine and Gary C. Fink
- Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays, edited by Louis H. Schiff and Robert M. Jarvis
- The Music of Baseball: A History and Catalog of Selected Works, by George Boziwick
- Italian American Ballplayers: Major League Profiles, 1920-1980, by Otto Bruno Jr.
- White Sox Redemption: The Road to World Series Victory in 2005, by Dan Helpingstine
- “Sunday Coming”, Black Baseball in Virginia, Second edition, by Darrell J. Howard
- Los Angeles Dodgers Transactions, 1958-2024, by Lyle Spatz
- Ralph Branca and the Meaning of Life, by Bob Mitchell
- Baseball in the Roaring Twenties: The Yankees, the Cardinals, & the Captivating 1926 Season, by Thomas Wolf
- The Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano, by Jim Leeke
- The Whiz Kids: How the 1950 Phillies Took the Pennant, Lost the World Series, and Changed Philadelphia Baseball Forever, by Dennis Snelling
- In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball, by Robert K. Fitts
- Cincinnati Soul: An In-Depth Review of the Cincinnati Tigers, the Cincinnati Cuban Stars, and Other Negro League Baseball in Cincinnati, by Al Lautenslager
- The Over-35 Senior Baseball League Encyclopedia, 1989 & 1990, by G. Jay Walker
- Never Before Published Minor League Statistics, 1878-1942, by Carlos Bauer
- Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, by William Brashler
- Shadow Ball: A Novel of Baseball and Chicago, by Peter M. Rutkoff
- Play Ball: The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver For Over 100 Years, by Tom Hawthorn
- In Search of Legends: A Baseball Grave Hunter’s Interesting Journey, by Fred Worth
- Discovering Ace Stewart: A Baseball Player’s Life, by Patrick J. Stewart with W.C. Madden
- One Troubled Season: The Story of the 1907 Western Pennsylvania Baseball League, by Alan Wedge
- “Hey Mom, wanna have a catch?”, by Rob Sheinkopf
- Spiders on Strat, by Peter Goldstein
- The Ball Dreams of the Sky, by Henry Schipper
- Playing for Keeps: Legendary Athletes in Combat During World War II, by Christopher Warner
- Diamond Legacies 1934: A Baseball Simulation Game, by Kent Krause
- American Mythology: Orations on Baseball, History, and the Human Spirit, by David Bussell
- A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball, by Mark A. Stein
- Wartime Athletes: Stories of Sports Stars Who Joined the U.S. Team, by Bill Brown
To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.
Originally published: November 4, 2025. Last Updated: November 4, 2025.