Baseball History Biography

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    • The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink
    • By: Kevin Cook
    • Narrated by: Barry Abrams
    • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions...until they combined for 13 runs in the first inning....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • The Second Coming of Ty Cobb
    • By: ROLAND COLTON
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Have you ever wondered how immortal superstars from baseball's past would fare in today's game? Well, Roland Colton's new novel, Baseball Immortal,...

    Regular price: $4.99

    • The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero
    • By: Waite Hoyt, Bob Costas - foreword, Tim Manners - contributor
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Waite "Schoolboy" Hoyt's improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five-dollar bonus. Based on a trove of Hoyt's writings and interview transcripts, Tim Manners has reanimated the baseball legend's untold story.

    Regular price: $20.00

    • A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams
    • By: Gary Moore
    • Narrated by: Toby Moore
    • Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 12-16-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • At just 15 years old, Gene Moore was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who saw in him the potential to become one of the great catchers of all time. Before that could happen, WW II intervened....

    Regular price: $23.39

    • Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It
    • By: Peter Golenbock, John Thorn - foreword
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 09-27-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • This book features the reminiscences of baseball legends, pulled from hundreds of hours of taped interviews with the author. The players interviewed were All-Stars, Hall of Famers, and heroes to many, and their impact on the national pastime is still seen to this day....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
    • By: Michael Tackett
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 07-05-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
    • Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits two hours from anything. There, between the cornfields and hog yards, is a ball field with a bronze bust of a man named Merl Eberly....

    Regular price: $21.49

    • Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Era Detroit
    • By: Tom Stanton
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 12-06-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
    • Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion....

    Regular price: $15.47

    • By: Larry Forcey
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 10-16-24
    • Language: English
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    • William Jennings returns to St. Mary's and hones his skills in the field and mound, earning the right to compete with his older classmates on the ...

    Regular price: $4.00

    • A History of Major League Baseball with Biographies, Rules and Playing Tips for Young Readers
    • By: Ty McDaniel
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 03-24-25
    • Language: English
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    • Looking for an engaging book for young readers interested in baseball? Are you ready to step up to the plate and embark on an exhilarating journey ...

    Regular price: $14.99

    • By: CC Sabathia, Chris Smith - contributor
    • Narrated by: Guy Lockard, CC Sabathia
    • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 07-06-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 173 ratings
    • A raw, compelling memoir of baseball, family, fame, addiction, and recovery, Till the End is by one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation....

    Regular price: $18.00

    • The Vin Scully Story
    • By: Curt Smith
    • Narrated by: Don Leslie
    • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-22-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
    • Since 1950, the instantly recognizable voice of Vin Scully has invited listeners to “pull up a chair” for his peerless play-by-play sports reporting....

    Regular price: $18.02

    • A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
    • By: Chris Ballard
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 09-28-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 ratings
    • In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds....

    Regular price: $15.47

    • The Best There Ever Was
    • By: Tony Castro
    • Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
    • Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 04-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
    • In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Mickey Mantle biographer Tony Castro brings to life the man who is arguably not only the greatest ballplayer of his time but also the greatest ballplayer of all time....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • The Story Of Babe Pinelli
    • By: Richard Paolinelli
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 10-24-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • On October 8, 1956, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history against the Brooklyn Dodgers. But the ...

    Regular price: $3.99

    • The Best Umpire Who Ever Lived
    • By: Doug Harvey, Peter Golenbock
    • Narrated by: Robert Brown
    • Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • In the pageantry of baseball, one select group is virtually unknown in the outside world, derided by fans, faced with split-second choices that spell victory or defeat....

    Regular price: $19.95

    • A Baseball Story: T-Reports
    • By: Larry Forcey
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 02-22-24
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet
    • Born in obscurity, William Jennings finds refuge within the walls of an orphanage in the outskirts of Baltimore. Under the tutelage of Xaverian ...

    Regular price: $4.00

    • Life Beyond Baseball with the '86 Mets
    • By: Erik Sherman
    • Narrated by: Darrel J. Caneiro
    • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 03-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • In 1986, the bad guys of baseball won the World Series. Now, Erik Sherman, the New York Times best-selling coauthor of Mookie, profiles key players from that infamous Mets team, revealing never-before-exposed details about their lives after that championship year....

    Regular price: $18.00

    • Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles
    • By: James Overmyer
    • Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
    • Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
    • By: Lonnie Wheeler
    • Narrated by: David Sadzin
    • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 02-09-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 124 ratings
    • James “Cool Papa” Bell was a legend in Black baseball, a lightning-fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Experienced baseball writer and historian Lonnie Wheeler recounts the life of this extraordinary player....

    Regular price: $13.97

    • Baseball from the Inside
    • By: Christy Mathewson
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 08-20-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
    • Christy Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Pitching in a Pinch, his witty and digestible book of baseball insights, stories, and wisdom, was first published over a hundred years ago and presents listeners with Mathewson’s plainspoken view....

    Regular price: $11.87