The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2012
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Spring 2012
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- A People’s History of Baseball, by Mitchell Nathanson
- Imperfect: An Improbable Life, by Jim Abbott and Tim Brown
- Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball’s Greatest Gift, by Harvey Araton
- Behind the Plate: A Catcher’s View of the Braves Dynasty, by Javier Lopez with Gary Caruso
- Fenway Park: Images of America, by David Hickey, Raymond Sinibaldi and Kerry Keene
- The Baseballl Hall of Shame:The Best of Blooperstown, by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo
- Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball, by Molly Lawless
- Life Behind the Mask: Memoir of a Youth Baseball Umpire, by Michael Schafer
- Hardball Legends and Journeymen and Short-Timers: 333 Illustrated Baseball Biographies, by Ronnie Joyner
- The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires, by David Nemec
- Drawing Card: A Baseball Novel, by Dorothy Seymour Mills
- Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick, by Paul Dickson
- Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball, by Christopher J. Lamb
- Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931, by Norman L. Macht
- Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan, by Robert K. Fitts
- Major League Baseball Profiles 1870-1900 Vol. 1: The Ballplayers who Built the Game, by David Nemec
- Major League Baseball Profiles 1870-1900 Vol. 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game, by David Nemec
- Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked Among Us, by John Schulian
- The Team that Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, edited by Lyle Spatz
- Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles, edited by Mark Armour and Malcolm Allen
- Double No-Hit: Johnny Vander Meer’s Historic Night Under the Lights, by James W. Johnson
- Strikeout: Baseball, Broadway and the Brotherhood in the 19th Century, by James Hawking
- Joyce Westerman: Baseball Hero, by Bob Kann
- The Last Rebel Yell: True tales from baseball’s last bastion of racial segregation: the Alabama-Florida League, by Ken Brooks
- Deadball: A Metaphysical Baseball Novel, by David B. Stinson
- Baseball Fantography: A Celebration in Snapshots and Stories from the Fans, by Andy Strasberg
- The Greatest Show on Dirt: A Novel, by James Bailey
- Baseball’s Lost Tradition: Two Eight-Team Leagues, by Eric Thompson
- The Battle that Forged Modern Baseball: The Federal League Challenge and Its Legacy, by Daniel R. Levitt
- 100 Things Rangers fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, by Rusty Burson
- 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, by David Fischer
- Safe At Home: Willie Mays Aikens, by Gregory Jordan
- Marietta College Baseball: The Story of the ‘Etta Express, by Gary Caruso
- Tales from the Philadelphia Phillies Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Phillies Stories Ever Told, by Rich Westcott
- Red Sox Review: 110 Years of Boston Red Sox Photos, by Mark Stang
- Basic Ball: New Approaches for Determining the Greatest Baseball, Football and Basketball Players of All-Time, by Dave Heeren and Pete Palmer
- Painting the Corners: A Collection of Off-Center Baseball Stories, by Bob Weintraub
- Shipwrecked: A People’s History of the Seattle Mariners, by Jon Wells
- Third Base For Life: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons, and Baseball, by Joshua L. Berkowitz
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Originally published: May 9, 2012. Last Updated: May 9, 2012.