2009 Baseball Book Releases

Updated August 20, 2009.

After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball by Robert E. Murphy. Union Square. HB, $24.95.

Alexander Cartwright: The Life Behind the Baseball Legend by Monica Nucciarone. University of Nebraska Press. HB, $27.95.

All-Stars for All Time: A Sabermetric Ranking of the Major League Best, 1876-2007 by William F. McNeil. McFarland. PB, $39.95.

All You Can Be: Dream It, Draw It, Become It by Curtis Granderson. Triumph Books. HB, $16.95.

A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez by Selena Roberts. HarperCollins. HB, $26.99.

Ball, Bat and Bitumen: A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South by L.M. Sutter. McFarland. PB, $35.

The Baltimore Elite Giants by Bob Luke. John Hopkins University Press. HB, $29.95.

Baseball Great (juvenile fiction) by Tim Green. HarperCollins. HB, $16.99.

Baseball Visions of the Roaring Twenties: A Fan's Photographs of More than 400 Players and Ballparks of the Era by George E. Outland (text by John W. Outland). McFarland. PB, $45.

Baseball's First Inning: A History of the National Pastime Through the Civil War by William J. Ryczek. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

Behind the Green Monster: Red Sox Myths, Legends, and Lore by Bill Ballou. Triumph Books. PB, $16.95.

The Best Game Ever: Pirates vs. Yankees October 13, 1960 by Jim Reisler. Da Capo Press. PB, $15.

The Billy Goat Curse: Losing and Superstition in Cubs Baseball Since World War II by Gil Bogen. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

Black Baseball Players in Canada: A Biographical Dictionary, 1881-1960 by Barry Swanton & Jay-Dell Mah. McFarland. PB, $39.95.

Black Barons of Birmingham: The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players by Larry Powell. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

Bob Feller's Little Blue Book of Baseball Wisdom by Bob Feller w/Burton Rocks. Triumph Books. HB, $22.95.

Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators: The War Torn Career of an All-Star Shortstop by Rob Kirkpatrick. University of Nebraska Press. PB, $14.95.

Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams' Doc Graham by Brett Friedlander & Robert Reising. John F. Blair Publisher. HB, $19.95.

Citi Field: A Ballpark Pop-Up Book by David Hawcock (designer). Rizzoli. HB, $25.

Collecting Baseball Memorabilia: A Handbook (2nd Ed.) by Dan Zachofsky. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound by Ron Darling. Knopf. HB. $24.95.

The Complete New York Clipper Baseball Biographies: More than 800 Sketches of Players, Managers, Owners, Umpires, Reporters and Others, 1859-1903, Vols. 1 & 2 compiled by Jean-Pierre Caillault. McFarland. PB, $59.95.

The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2007-2008. Ed. by William M. Simons. McFarland. PB, $45.

The Corporal Was a Pitcher: The Courage of Lou Brissie by Ira Berkow. Triumph Books. HB, $24.95.

Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities, 1862-2007 by Robert M. Gorman & David Weeks. McFarland. HB, $45.

Dodgers Journal: Year by Year & Day by Day with the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers Since 1884 by John Snyder. Clerisy Press. PB, $29.95.

The Early Image of Black Baseball: Race and Representation in the Popular Press, 1871-1890 by James E. Brunson III. McFarland. PB, $39.95.

The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs: The History of an Outlaw Major League, 1914-1915 by Robert Peyton Wiggins. McFarland. HB, $49.95.

Fergie: My Life from the Cubs to Cooperstown by Fergie Jenkins w/Lew Freedman. Triumph Books. HB, $24.95.

Few and Chosen: Defining Mets Greatness Across the Eras by Rusty Staub w/Phil Pepe. Triumph Books. HB, $24.95.

The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball by Donald Honig. Ivan R. Dee. HB, $26.95.

Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles by Michael D'Antonio. Riverhead Books. HB, $25.95.

For the Love of the Mets: An A-to-Z Primer for Mets Fans of All Ages by Frederick C. Klein & Mark Anderson (art). Triumph Books. HB, $16.95.

For the Love of the Tigers: An A-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages by Frederick C. Klein & Mark Anderson (art). Triumph Books. HB, $16.95.

Going, Going... Caught! Baseball's Great Outfield Catches as Described by Those Who Saw Them, 1887-1964 by Jason Aronoff. McFarland. PB, $39.95.

The Good, The Bad, & and the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Chicago White Sox History by Mark Gonzales. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

Graphical Player: Eye-Opening Profiles of 900 Major-and Minor-Leaguers ed. by John Burnson. Acta Sports. PB, $21.95.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual ed. by Joe Distelheim et al. Acta Sports. PB, $21.95.

Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost by Lew Freedman. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

The Heroes Have Gone: Personal Essays on Sport, Popular Culture, and the American West by Jim W. Corder. Moon City Press. PB, $14.

High-Flying Birds: The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals by Jerome M. Mileur. University of Missouri Press. HB, $34.95.

Home Run's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Monumental Dingers, Prodigious Swingers, and Everything Long-ball by David Vincent. Potomac Books. PB, $13.95.

The Integration of Major League Baseball: A Team by Team History by Rick Swaine. McFarland. HB, $49.95.

The Irish in Baseball: An Early History by David L. Fleitz. McFarland. PB, $39.95.

Iron Man McGinnity: A Baseball Biography by Don Doxsie. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

Legendary Yankee Stadium: Memories & Memorabilia from the House that Ruth Built by T. S. O'Connell. Krause Publications. HB, $27.99.

Living the Dream: An Inside Account of the 2008 Cubs Season by Jim McArdle. Triumph Books. HB, $19.95.

The Major League Pennant Races of 1916: "The Most Maddening Baseball Melee in History" by Paul G. Zinn & John G. Zinn. McFarland. PB, $32.

Making the Big Red Machine: Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s by Daryl Smith. McFarland. PB, $35.

Mighty Casey by James Preller & Matthew Cordell (illustrations). Feiwel and Friends. HB, $16.95.

Minor League Baseball Analyst 2009 by Deric McKamey. Triumph Books. PB, $19.95.

Nine College Baseball Nines: A Closeup View of Campus Baseball Programs Today by Gregory J. Tully. McFarland. PB, $35.

No Girls in the Clubhouse: The Exclusion of Women from Baseball by Marilyn Cohen. McFarland. PB, $35.

Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit by Matt McCarthy. Viking. HB, $25.95.

The Orioles Encyclopedia: A Half Century of History and Highlights by Mike Gesker. The John Hopkins University Press. HB, $55.

Perfect Game USA and the Future of Baseball: How the Remaking of Youth Scouting Affects the National Pastime by Les Edgerton. McFarland. PB, $35.

Pouring Six Beers at a Time: Stories from a Lifetime in Baseball by Bill Giles w/Doug Myers. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments by Steve Lyons. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

Ray & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman. HarperCollins. HB, $15.99.

Ray Schalk: A Baseball Biography by Brian E. Cooper. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

The Red Sox Before the Babe: Boston's Early Days in the American League, 1901-1914 by Donald Hubbard. McFarland. PB, $35.

Red Sox University: Baseball's Foremost Institution of Higher Learning by Andy Wasif. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

The Rocket that Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality by Jeff Pearlman. HarperCollins. HB, $26.99.

Rollie's Follies: A Hall of Fame Revue of Baseball Stories and Stats, Lists and Lore by Rollie Fingers & Yellowstone Ritter. Clerisy Press. HB, $14.95.

Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster 2009 ed. by Ray Murphy & Rod Truesdell. Triumph Books. PB, $24.95.

Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic by Alyssa Milano. William Morrow. HB, $22.99.

Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman. HarperCollins. PB, $5.99.

Shea Goodbye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season by Keith Hernandez w/Matthew Silverman. Triumph Books. HB, $19.95.

Sniper Bid (novel) by Rick Robinson. Publisher Page. HB, $24.95.

St. Louis Cardinals Past & Present by Doug Feldman. MVP Books. HB, $25.

Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don't Play Baseball by Jennifer Ring. University of Illinois Press. HB, $24.95.

Straw: Finding My Way by Darryl Strawberry w/John Strausbaugh. Ecco. HB, $26.99.

The Super Sluggers: Slumpbuster (juvenile fiction) by Kevin Markey. HarperCollins. HB, $15.99.

Sweet Lou: Lou Piniella: A Life in Baseball by Melissa Jackson. Triumph Books. HB, $24.95.

Sweet Spot: 125 Years of Baseball and the Louisville Slugger by David Magee and Philip Shirley. Triumph Books. HB, $27.95.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Story of the Sensational Baseball Song by Amy Whorf McGuiggan. University of Nebraska Press. HB, $24.95.

A Tale of Three Cities: The 1962 Baseball Season in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco by Steven Travers. Potomac Books. HB, $29.95.

Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators: The Last Winning Season by Ted Leavengood. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

Teenager on First, Geezer at Bat, 4-F On Deck: Major League Baseball in 1945 by James D. Szalontai. McFarland. PB, $35.

Theology: How a Boy Wonder Led the Red Sox to the Promised Land by John Frascella. Cambridge House Press. PB, $14.95.

Tigers Confidential: The Untold Story of the 2008 Season by Andy Van Slyke w/Jim Hawkins. Triumph Books. HB, $19.95.

Tony LaRussa: Man on a Mission by Rob Rains. Triumph Books. HB, $24.95.

Top of the Order (juvenile fiction) by John Coy. Feiwel and Friends. HB, $16.99.

Under the March Sun: The Story of Spring Training by Charles Fountain. Oxford University Press. HB, $24.95.

When the Cubs Won It All: The 1908 Championship Season by George R. Matthews. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

White Sox Journal: Year by Year & Day by Day with the Chicago White Sox Since 1901 by John Snyder. Clerisy Press. PB, $29.95.

A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators by Stephen J. Walker. Pocol Press. PB, $17.95.

Worth the Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies by Jayson Stark. Triumph Books. HB, $19.95.

The Wrecking Crew of '33: The Washington Senators' Last Pennant by Gary A. Sarnoff. McFarland. PB, $29.95.

"Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third...": Hall of Famers Recall Their Favorite Baseball Games Ever by Maureen Mullen. Triumph Books. HB, $19.95.

100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Jon Weisman. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

100 Things Tigers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Terry Foster. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

100 Things Rockies Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Adrian Dater. Triumph Books. PB, $14.95.

The 1976 Cincinnati Reds: Last Hurrah for the Big Red Machine by Doug Feldmann. McFarland. PB, $35.

'78: The Boston Red Sox, A Historic Game, and a Divided City by Bill Reynolds. New American Library. HB, $24.95.