Ball Four Plus Ball Five: An Update, 1970-1980
- ISBN-10
- 0812861469
- ISBN-13
- 9780812861464
- Category
- Baseball
- Pages
- 489
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982-06-01
- Publisher
- Stein & Day Pub
- Author
- Jim Bouton
Description
A famous expose of baseball behind the scenes has been expanded to include Bouton's comeback to the big leagues, the breakup of his marriage, and his current career as a writer and television personality
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