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Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Behind the plate is aging umpire Ernie Kolacka, who has reasons to use his position to fix the game. On the mound is 32-year-old Sam Ward-its his last chance to justify all he has sacrificed for this ultimate start. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. Jim Bouton, Eliot Asinof 3.61 173 ratings15 reviews The ultra-inside baseball thriller by the bestselling authors of Eight Men Out. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. When Ball four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.įull-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Logos were compiled by the amazing .Ĭopyright © 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Books by Jim Bouton Ball Four Jim Bouton 5.59 - 57.11 Foul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark, Plus Part Two Jim Bouton 4.39 - 6.69 I'm Glad You Didn't Take It Personally Jim Bouton 12.49 - 13.09 Strike Zone Jim Bouton 4.79 - 5.69 Excellent Based on 1,119,503 reviews Verified really good I love Thriftbooks. More Jim Bouton Pages at Baseball ReferenceĪll logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.

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