Biographies of Some Baseball Greats (Best Book Recommendations)

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Biographies of Some Baseball Greats

recommended by Peter Steinberg, avid reader

In this era of steroids in the locker room and asterisks in the record books, it's nice to remind oneself that baseball has an inspiring past. And at the suggestion of friend who's a baseball fan, I ordered the books by the year in which the player first made MVP.

	Cobb: A Biography by Al Stump Amazon readers say: "A hard-hitting biography of baseball's most feared and hated man." "A great account of Ty Cobb's life." "Great book about the most interesting player ever." "A product of his time, and place..." 464 page paperback \|$10.85 \|34 reviews


	Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert Creamer Amazon readers say: "Gritty and detailed portrait: excellent compelling read." "Solid, realistic biography." "The best Babe Ruth book ever written." "It's the best baseball biography I have read." 448 page paperback \|$10.20 \|22 reviews This book also appears on Some Great Books About the New York Yankees


	Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig by Jonathan Eig Amazon readers say: "Near-perfect baseball biography." "Eig brings an era alive." "Well-framed account of a life derailed." "Outstanding, detailed account." 432 page paperback \|$10.20 \|69 reviews This book also appears on Some Great Books About the New York Yankees


	Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero by Leigh Montville 560 page paperback \|$11.53 \|43 reviews


	Jackie Robinson: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad 560 page paperback \|$12.71 \|14 reviews


	The Yogi Book: "I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said" by Yogi Berra Amazon readers say: "A heart-warming look at an American legend." "A great book that is is short, concise and not long. :-)" "I laughed until I fell off my chair. Perfect gift." "I know he didn't say all those things he said." 127 page paperback \|$8.06 \|27 reviews


	I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story by Hank Aaron 496 page paperback \|$10.17 \|23 reviews

If you think we've left anyone off the list we probably still think they're one of baseball's greats -- we just couldn't find a biography or memoir that was good enough to recommend. In fact, can you recommend a good biography of Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, or Willie Mays?

And if you know any books we should add to the list above, .

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I've always been interested in topics of every kind, so what the heck, I built this website to recommend books of every kind. Have a list for Flashlight Worthy in mind? Email it to me.