Every year, as spring gives way to summer, I like to dust off my favorite baseball movies and watch them all for the umpteenth time. Movies like The Sandlot, Little Big League, and 61* are staples in my repertoire, and I always have a blast revisiting them along with so many others. There’s nothing quite like a great baseball story to put me in a good mood.
While there are dozens of excellent baseball movies out there, some of baseball’s best stories have never had the chance to grace the silver screen. In fact, some of the most interesting baseball stories I’ve ever been exposed to have come, not from movies, but from books.