Best Baseball Novels

Saw this linked over at BBTF and thought it would be good to talk about. I loved The Celebrant and gave it as a gift to the guy who got me into the Giants in the first place. I also enjoyed Pafko At The Wall, the beginning of Don DeLillo's Underworld, which was published as its own volume, although I probably liked it more because of the topic than anything else.

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I love The Dreyfus Affair. It’s my favorite book, not just my favorite baseball book. It’s the baseball slash story to end all baseball slash stories.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 8, 2009 12:29 AM PDT reply actions

I forgot that one — I should read it now that I’m here.

by shanghaijim on Jul 8, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I’m surprised no one mentioned W.P. Kinsella’s books, Shoeless Joe (upon which “Field of Dreams” is based) or The Iowa Baseball Confederacy. Both good reads, especially the latter.

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by Kitspool on Jul 8, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions

The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh

This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone who has ever played APBA or any other simulated baseball games.

by boolemaster on Jul 8, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions

“If I never get back” by Daryl Brock.
Time travel to the very early days of pro ball, entertaining and rowdy.
Will look for some of those suggestions, thanks.

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by foothillsfan on Jul 9, 2009 9:00 AM PDT reply actions

A bit differnt take on the question

As a kid I enjoyed The Kid from Tomkinsville. They are 3 books and it took me like 2 days to read them. Considering how often I was outside if it was light how books were not allowed outside ( "You don’t treat them like that.") quite an accomplishment. Though I doubt , as an adult, I would be anywhere near as impressed with them now but they started me reading other baseball books not all of which were fiction.

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by daveinexile on Jul 9, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions