The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2026
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, send an e-book file in PDF, EPUB or MOBI format to jpomrenke@sabr.org.
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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.
Spring 2026
Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:
- Henry Aaron, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
- Double Play on the Red Line, by Rajesh C. Oza
- Diamond Classics II: The Best Baseball Books Since 1989, by Mike Shannon
- Baseball’s Most Outrageous Promotions: From Wedlock and Headlock Day to Disco Demolition Night, by Joseph Natalicchio
- Baseball at the Dawn of the Seventies: The Major Leagues in Transition, 1970-1971, by Paul Hensler
- Opening the Door For Jackie: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Integration, by Keith Evan Crook
- Tragedy in Black Baseball: Early Deaths of 136 Negro Leagues, 1871-1950, by Chris Jensen
- Leon Day: A Baseball Life from the Negro Leagues to the Hall of Fame, by Bob Luke
- We Would Have Played Forever: A History of the Coastal Plain Baseball League, Revised Edition, by Robert Gaunt and Chris Holaday
- Crybaby Rebellion: Ossie Vitt and the 1940 Cleveland Indians, by Gary Webster
- Black Baseball’s Heyday: Capturing an Era in Art and Words, by Denny Dressman and Anthony High
- Joe “Flash” Gordon: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Second Baseman, by Judy Gordon and Erik Simpson
- Simulating Satchel: A What-If History of Integrated Major League Baseball in 1934, by John Graf
- Baseball Magic and Mayhem in St. Louis: The 1926 Cardinals, World Series Champions, by Kevin J. Abing
- Baseballisms: A Murderers’ Row of Metaphors and Idioms, by Leonard Skonecki
- Ford Frick: Baseball’s Third Commissioner and his Four Decades Shaping the Game, by Dave Bohmer
- The Legend of Clayton Kershaw, edited by John Cherwa
- Dynasty: The Dodgers Journey to Back-to-Back World Series Titles, edited by John Cherwa
- Spinning the Yarn: A Fun Compendium of Baseball History, by Paul M. Bohannon
- Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History, by Eric Vickrey
- 7 Swings at 7: Mickey Mantle – The Legend and the Victim of American Culture, by Rob Weir
- Chief: The Three Lives of Gene Locklear, by Jay Thomas and Gene Locklear
- How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History, by Jay Wigley
- Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero, by Thomas W. Gilbert
- Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball’s New Era of Pitching Dominance, by Rob Friedman
- Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team, by A.M. Gittlitz
- Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark, by Seth S. Tannenbaum
- Kid Gloves: How Baseball Helps Children Overcome 21st Century Problems, by Christopher Dale
- Black Baseball in Cincinnati: A History, by Paul Debono
- Bill Dickey: A Baseball Life, by Lew Freedman
- Beyond the Last Inning: Life and Careers After Playing Professional Baseball, by Zak Ford
- The 1890 Louisville Cyclones: Major League Baseball’s Original Worst-to-First Team, by Perry T. Cooper
- We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic’s Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes, by Michael Clair
- Royal Treatment: Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier, by Sean J. McLaughlin
- Warm Summers and Cold Winters: How Baseball Survived the Korean War, by Steven P. Gietschier
- Baseball’s Outcast: The Story of Ron LeFlore, by Adam Henig
- Delivery: A Novel, by Christopher Hebert
- My 50 Years in California Baseball and the Pacific Coast League, by Mike Fisher
- Stars of 20th Century Japanese Baseball, by Carlos Bauer
- Ebbets to Paradise: O’Malley’s Journey to the Coliseum & Dodger Stadium, by Allen Schery
- The Leadoff Man: The History of, the Evolution of, and Fun with the Greatest Catalyst in Sports, by Matt Snyder
- Baseball Imposters: The Dark Side of Fandom, by Rob Sheinkopf
- Charlie Dressen: A Baseball Odyssey, by David L. Fleitz
- A Dynasty Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of the 1980s Atlanta Braves, by Patrick Montgomery
- The Heyday of Willie, Duke, and Mickey: New York City Baseball’s Golden Age amid Integration, by Robert C. Cottrell
- Battlefields: The Chicago White Sox and the Great War, by Jim Leeke
- How Boerne Made History and Played on Their Field of Dreams, by Tim Christ
To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.
Originally published: March 31, 2026. Last Updated: March 31, 2026.