Author

Publication

2000-10-01 - Sports Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

136,000 words, Guess

Page Count

544 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101582613109
  • ISBN-139781582613109
  • LibraryThing49570
  • Goodreads1254525
  • OCLC Control Number45427762
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Description

Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball.

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Other Editions

  • Ball Four: The Final PitchHardcoverSports Publishing2000-10-01
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