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Ball Four
Ball Four
Author: Jim Bouton
"The controversial best seller that tears the cover off the biggest names in baseball." Subtitle: "My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues" Based on notes Bouton took while playing with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros (with shot stints in Tacoma and Hawaii) from the Fall of 1968 to the 1969/70 Winter.
ISBN: 449664
Publication Date: 2/1971
Pages: 371
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Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Groundbreaking book for it's time that quite honestly is more interesting as a timepiece then as a "behind the scenes" book. I found the info on the reaction to it more interesting than the book itself. Still, an important, yet fun read.
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This is both a gritty book and a very funny one. Bouton exposes the underbelly of baseball back in the '70s, and his words have an ironic ring when it comes to the state of baseball today.

When I read this 20 years ago, I remember being shocked -- this isn't what REALLY happened in the dugout, is it? These are my heroes and they are doing WHAT? I also remember laughing out loud a lot. And, surprisingly to me, Bouton is a damn good writer for a lousy pitcher.
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