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In Mike Schmidt: The Phillies’ Legendary Slugger, author Rob Maaddi provides fans the first detailed look into Schmidt’s life and how he became such a reliable rock at third base as well a slugger to be feared. Even after retiring, Schmidt … more

Batter up—here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pe… more

Are you about to shell out big bucks to see that Broadway show coming to your town? Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on tour with a Broadway show? Maybe you’re a performer or part of the backstage crew fresh out of school and jus… more

An inspiring look at the heroism and heartbreak of the 1975 World SeriesIn a year when the nation sorely needed a diversion from the harsh news of the day, it arrived in the form of a Fall Classic that would live up to its name and never be… more

1960: The Last Pure Season is the most complete work ever about one of baseball’s most glorious campaigns. There was Pittsburgh’s shocking World Series victory over the indomitable Yankees, Ted Williams’s legendary final season, a classic h… more

Boston, Tuesday, October 21, 1975. The Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds have endured an excruciating three-day rain delay. Tonight, at last, they will play Game Six of the World Series. Leading three games to two, Cincinnati hopes to win it … more

A powerful story of the unprecedented athletic feats and accomplishments of one of the greatest baseball players to ever live … and the faith that has made them possible. After only ten seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols is… more

ABOUT THE BOOK For the vast majority of professional baseball players, how they will be remembered by fans has been determined by the last time they leave the playing field. However, for Peter Edward Rose, despite holding one of baseball’s … more

Award-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski hits a grand slam with The Machine—a thrilling account of the magical 1975 season of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball’s legendary “Big Red Machine,” from spring training through the final game of th… more

In 1968, Johnny Bench was a 20-year-old rookie embarking on his first full Major League season with the Cincinnati Reds. He was also the Reds starting catcher, an All-Star, and the National League Rookie of the Year. And he was one other th… more

A book of disgraced American athletes, describing their fall from grace and the repercussions of their arrogant and often misguided actions. Led by cyclist Lance Armstrong, the most disgraced athlete ever in the history of American sports, … more

The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were one of the last to be considered a “dynasty”, and this book documents the season o… more

Fred Hutchinson is memorialized today by the Hutch Award given annually by Major League Baseball and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, one of the top research centers in the world. The popular manager of the Cincinnati … more

When SPORTS ILLUSTRATED was launched in 1954, baseball was, indisputable, the national pastime, its stars America’s epic heroes, its rivalries the era’s mythology. As baseballs fortunes rose and fell over the next 50 years—and then rose ag… more

A fine anthology.—Publishers WeeklyIn these essays, written between 1954 and 1990, bestselling author Roger Kahn touches on locker-room controversies and politics, while inviting readers to share in the passion, grace, energy, and intense … more

On a beautiful July morning in 1991, three men gathered in a hotel suite for an informal breakfast and conversation. The discussion ranged widely over events and characters of the past, famous names and fabled accomplishments flowing along … more