Summer Game Books

Publisher of high-quality baseball books, written by and for lovers of the game. Originals and classic reissues available in print and ebook form.

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In Death by Data, former international scout and long-time coach Joel Bradley examines baseball’s life-and-death struggle between tradition and innovation.

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"I knew the record would stand until it was broken." - Yogi Berra

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The intimate story of one of the most beloved teams ever, told by the men who lived it, and compiled brilliantly by the master of baseball oral histories, Peter Golenbock.

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I loved coming up with players in scoring position and I had to drive them in. - Willie McCovey

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"I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give," -Roberto Clemente

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"I'm not an athlete. I'm a baseball player." – John Kruk

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An outrageous and hilarious collection of the worst losses, most embarrassing moments, and slimiest front office behavior in pinstripe history

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings—William Brashler’s classic novel turned classic baseball film—is filled with the adventure, humor, and danger of black baseball before the integration of the major leagues.

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"You don’t save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain." – Leo Durocher

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Nashville is a Big League city despite never having been home to a major league team. From the Civil War era, to star-studded exhibitions, to outstanding Negro Leagues teams, to some of the great minor league franchises of all time,

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"Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra

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Amazing Phillies Feats: The Greatest Player Performances in Philadelphia Phillies History

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Shadow Ball, originally published in 2001, is a work of great imagination, firmly grounded in genuine history. Author Peter Rutkoff brings readers onto Chicago’s dusty cobblestone streets, into smoke-filled back rooms, and two of baseball’s true titans of the era.

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The first comprehensive history of baseball during the Great Depression, by the esteemed Charles Alexander. Read about the players, personalities, and political forces that shaped and guided America's most beloved game

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Dear baseball, have I told you how much I love you lately?

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If you have someone equal in ability to me I will beat him every time because I will try harder. -Pete Rose

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Life doesn't come with a manual, but it does come with a mother.

Happy Mothers Day!

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Ernie Banks and Roberto Clemente

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“What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.” -Don Zimmer

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“I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” -Pete Rose

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Athletes We Remember From the Past
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