Ball Four by Jim Bouton
Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and social leper. Baseball 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. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball.Jim Bouton was a writer, businessman, motivational speaker, and ace pitcher for a semipro baseball team near his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, after his career as a major league pitcher ended. In July of this year, he passed away.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780970911704 |
| ISBN 10 | 097091170X |
| Title | Ball Four |
| Author | Jim Bouton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Rosettabooks, LLC |
| Year published | 2010-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 562 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |