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Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and 'social leper. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. It also is listed in Time Magazine's 100 greatest non-fiction books of all time. Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and social leper. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Signed Used - Hardcover Condition: Good US 20.00 Convert currency US 3.99 Shipping Within U.S.A. When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Ball Four, Plus Ball Five: An Update, 1970-1980 Bouton, Jim Published by Stein & Day Pub, 1981 ISBN 10: 0812827716 ISBN 13: 9780812827712 Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, U.S.A. Despite then Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's labeling it detrimental to the sport, Ball Four is now considered to be one of the most important sports books ever written and the only sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of Books of the Century. The beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with a new prologue by Jim Bouton. Includes original dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Signed by author Bouton on front free endpaper. BALL FOUR PLUS BALL FIVE BY JIM BOUTON, SIGNED Pre-Owned 3 product ratings 35.00 Top Rated Plus Buy It Now dgsre101 (1,606) 100 Free shipping Free returns Jim Bouton Ball Four SIGNED Book 1970 World Series Champ 49.00 work4aliving (464) 100 or Best Offer Free shipping Baseball MLB Pitcher Ball Four Jim Bouton Signed DJ 1st 1981 29. Collectible first combined edition of pitcher Jim Bouton's classic, highly controversial diary of his 1969 season spent with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros along with, at times, a scathing memoir of his seasons with the New York Yankees. Ball Four Plus Ball Five : an Update, 1970-1980 Author Jim Bouton Format Hardcover Language English Features Revised Topic Baseball / General Publication Year 1991 Genre Sports & Recreation Number of Pages 432 Pages Dimensions Item Weight 352.

Ball four plus ball five