Ball Four - Bouton, Jim
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When 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. Bouton's landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball. For this edition, Bouton has written a new epilogue, detailing his perspective on how baseball has changed since the last edition was released.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
When 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. Bouton's landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball. For this edition, Bouton has written a new epilogue, detailing his perspective on how baseball has changed since the last edition was released.
Autorenporträt
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.