Five top baseball books

At B & N Reads Jenny Shank tagged five top baseball books, including:Ball Four, by Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton was a pitcher for the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the only year this MLB team existed. In this zany 1970 book, Bouton gives a behind-the-scenes look at baseball, including the players’ rampant use of methamphetamines, interpersonal squabbles, ogling of women, and Mickey Mantle’s drinking problem.