Ball Four: The Final Pitch
Jim Bouton
(Author)
Paula Kurman
(Foreword by)
21,000+ Reviews
Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world
Description
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONNew York Public Library Book of the Century Selection
Time Magazine "100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books" Selection
New Foreword from Jim Bouton's Wife, Paula KurmanWhen Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." 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. Following his death, Bouton's landmark book has remained popular, and his legacy lives on through its many readers, including those who don't ordinarily follow baseball.The 50th Anniversary of his historic book includes a touching and personal new forward by his wife, Paula Kurman.
Product Details
Price
$33.99
$31.61
Publisher
Turner
Publish Date
April 01, 2014
Pages
508
Dimensions
6.0 X 8.8 X 1.5 inches | 1.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781630260347
Earn by promoting books
Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our Affiliate program.
Become an affiliate
About the Author
After his career as a major league pitcher, Jim Bouton was a writer, businessman, motivational speaker, and ace pitcher for a semipro baseball team near his home in Teaneck, New Jersey. He passed away in July 2019.
Reviews
"A book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact it is by no means a sports book."
--David Halberstam
"Ball Four is a people book, not just a baseball book."
--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
"An irreverent, best-selling book that angered baseball's hierarchy and changed the way journalists and fans viewed the sports world."
--The Washington Post
"...vibrant, funny...To call it simply a 'tell-all book' is like describing The Grapes of Wrath as a book about harvesting..."
--Jim Caple
"A great book, wildly entertaining, worth reading every two or three years."
--Rob Neyer
