• Ball Four by Jim Bouton - Fehmerling Books
  • The back cover of the vintage paperback 'Ball Four' by Jim Bouton. The white cover is filled with controversial and humorous quotes from baseball legends like Mickey Mantle, Elston Howard, and Bowie Kuhn, capturing the uproar and acclaim this book caused in the sports world.
  • Side-angle view of 'Ball Four' resting on a neutral background. The spine prominently displays the author's name, the Dell logo, and the publisher code 440-00415-125, reflecting the authentic vintage aging and unique provenance of this 1970s sports classic.
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Jim Bouton | Baseball, Memoir, and Sports History

Ball Four by Jim Bouton

Ball Four by Jim Bouton

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Knuckleball pitcher Jim Bouton keeps an unvarnished daily diary during his 1969 Major League Baseball season with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros.

Major League pitcher Jim Bouton shatters professional sports sanctimony by exposing the behind-the-scenes realities of professional baseball in the late 1960s. His candid diary entries document locker-room antics, salary disputes, amphetamine use, management conflicts, and late-night philandering among sports icons.

Bouton's honest account caused immediate controversy within Major League Baseball while revolutionizing sports journalism and modern athlete memoirs.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Jim Bouton delivers razor-sharp humor, legendary locker-room honesty, and groundbreaking sports journalism. A landmark 1971 Dell paperback for baseball enthusiasts and 1960s pop-culture history readers.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Dell

Pages: 371

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 1971

ISBN: 9780440004158

Condition Note:

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  • 📸 True-to-Life Photos: For all vintage and pre-loved books, the photos on the page are of the exact physical copy on our shelf. Brand-new books feature official publisher cover art.
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  • Like New: Pristine condition with minimal to no shelf wear; looks unread.
  • Very Good: Lightly read with minor shelf wear or light cover creasing. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked with a tight binding. (Our baseline standard for pre-loved books.)
  • Good: A well-loved reading copy with visible shelf wear or page aging, but fully intact and structurally sound.

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