NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The Wall Street Journal
"Long before the inquiry...

From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York TimesOmaha World HeraldThe Big Fella, acclaimed biographer Jane Leavy recreates that 21-day circus and in so doing captures the romp and the pathos that defined Ruth's life and times. Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove of previously untapped documents, and Ruth family records, Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man.

"A pitcher reads his catcher's signal ... slider, down, and away. He winds up and releases. Swing and a miss! Young baseball fans will enjoy reading all about the daring pitches, hits, and plays of the World Series. Readers can easily follow the leveled text as they learn more about the history, stars, and moments of the ultimate baseball championship"--

A comprehensive trivia book that enables readers to compete as they answer questions! In The New Book of Baseball Trivia, experienced baseball author Wayne Stewart includes 500 fun and engaging questions and answers on everyone's favorite former and active players and coaches. Readers are awarded a single, double, triple, or homer based on the difficulty level of the question, with the goal to score as many runs as possible by the end of the book....

"In his first MLB season, Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers was unanimously voted the National League Rookie of the Year. Sports fans will love this action-packed look at a rising baseball star"--Provided by publisher.

A history of baseball from its beginning in 1845 to professional teams to the World Series.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year "An instant sports classic." -New York Post * "Stellar." -The Wall Street Journal * "A true masterwork880 pages of sheer baseball bliss." -BookPage (starred review) * "This is a remarkable achievement." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singular, and masterly book that...

Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.

"From acclaimed filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg this heartfelt, funny and deeply engaging film delves into the legendary subculture of the knuckleball and the brotherhood of men who share the drive, imagination and humility to throw baseball's slowest, most disrespected pitch."--Container. The definitive documentary about the impossible-to-hit pitch, the knuckleball.