Ball Four
The Final Pitch
Jim Bouton
This classic book shook up the sports world when it was first published in 1970. With a new prologue by the author, it remains an important social document and beloved by fans. Though once considered a traitor and "social leper," Bouton's book is still being read today, even by those who don't typically follow baseball.
Publish Date
1990-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
1990-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1970
Goodreads Rating
4.04
ISBN
0021898306654
Categories
Recommendations
8
Recommendations
2019-07-11T01:12:13.000Z
RIP Jim Bouton, author of “Ball Four,” the greatest sports book of all time. – source2020-08-08T03:00:22.000Z
Get back into baseball with the best books on the sport:
The Game, Jon Pessah
Ball Four, Jim Bouton
Veeck as in Wreck, Bill Veeck
The Wrong Stuff, Bill Lee
The Bronx Zoo, Sparky Lyle
The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn
Five Seasons, Roger Angell
Moneyball, Michael Lewis – source2021-01-02T01:39:06.000Z
Some favorite sports books:
The Game, Dryden
The Summer Game, Angell
The Breaks of the Game, Halberstam
Wait Till Next Year, William Goldman
Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand
A Fan’s Notes, Exley
The Sportswriter, Richard Ford
Fever Pitch, Hornby
Ball Four, Bouton
Cheers 🍻 – source2019-07-11T02:53:59.000Z
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." — Jim Bouton
If you haven't read Ball Four, well, you really need to. Best baseball book ever written. Yes, that includes Lords of the Realm. – source2019-07-11T00:13:33.000Z
Damn. Jim Bouton.
"Ball Four" is the best baseball book ever written. It blew my 13-year-old mind and I've read it every few years since. It always holds up.
Meeting him at a SABR convention in Seattle is something I'll never forget. An absolute legend. – source