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Baseball by the Book

A veteran baseball writer and editor explores the world of books about baseball through interviews with today's best baseball authors.
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Now displaying: October, 2017
Oct 30, 2017

Robert K. Fitts tells us about this historic 1934 tour that sent major league stars to Japan amid political turmoil and intrigue. 

Oct 26, 2017

It's a Halloween spooktacular as Dan Gordon takes us on a chilling journey to learn about ghosts, curses, legends and eerie events from the national pastime.

Oct 23, 2017

Tim Wendel discusses the 1991 World Series, perhaps the greatest Fall Classic ever.

Oct 19, 2017

We travel back to October 1903 to learn about the first World Series with historian Louis Masur.

Oct 16, 2017

Thomas Whalen takes us back to the Summer of Love, when the Red Sox and Cardinals ruled the baseball world.

Oct 12, 2017

Find out the truth behind Bobby Thomson's legendary home run with author Joshua Prager.

Oct 9, 2017

Why were the Cubbies so bad for so long? Author Rich Cohen tries to solve that mystery as he looks back at more than 100 years of baseball history on Chicago's North Side.

Oct 5, 2017

Meet the 1973-75 Texas Rangers, one of the worst teams in baseball history, courtesy of veteran writer Mike Shropshire.

Oct 2, 2017

Bill Buckner. Donnie Moore. Dave Henderson. Gary Carter. Author Mike Sowell takes us back to the unbelievable 1986 MLB postseason.

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