The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever To..., Jeff Silverman
The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever To..., Jeff Silverman
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The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told
Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond

Author: Jeff Silverman

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain, Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 14 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2016

Synopsis

At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell—"organized baseball's first girl pitcher." On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax made baseball history by pitching his fourth perfect game. In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told. Here also are profiles of such legendary figures as Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Yogi Berra, essays that explore the complexities and pleasures of the game, even an excerpt from the movie Bull Durham. This is the perfect book for anyone who has ever played so much as a game of catch.

About Jeff Silverman

Jeff Silverman is the editor of several books, including At the Old Ballgame: Stories from Baseball's Golden Era and Classic Golf Stories: Twenty-Six Incredible Tales from the Links.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen

Some fiun and interesting stories and some others I didn't even understand the points at all. With so many great new articles over teh years, and having read great columinst in variuos newspapers for over 40 years, I thought the overall selections could have been better.......more

Goodreads review by Bruce

I started this about 3 years ago and just finished. Probably says all you need to know. Some stories were ok, quite a few weren't worth more than a skim read. Pretty mixed quality.......more

Goodreads review by Tom

Worth it just for the John Updike piece on Ted Williams' last game -- much as I love Roger Angell, baseball was in the hands of a master in that one. HATED the Gary Smith piece in which he fawns over the players in the steroid-fueled home run record chase -- many, many of us knew something was afoul......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

Any time a book has a title like this, it's going to be up for debate. I'm not sure that I would agree that these are the "greatest" baseball stories ever told. But they are certainly pretty darned good. There are thirty short stories in this book, some fiction, some not. Some of them made me laugh,......more

Goodreads review by John

A book with a collection of 30 short stories is nice to read because if you don't like some of the stories, you have so many others for you to enjoy. Many of these stories blew my mind, discussing the events and lives of some of the most prominent figures in baseball history, both their triumphs and......more

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