Roger Kahn–author of the beloved baseball book The Boys of Summer–died on Thursday in Mamaroneck, N.Y. at the age of 92.
Kahn's son Gordon Jacques Kahn confirmed the death at a nursing home, according to The New York Times. The writer spent most of his life living in Brooklyn and Manhattan but most recently resided in Stone Ridge, N.Y.
During his career, Kahn wrote 19 books which ranged from a biography of Jack Dempsey to a collaboration with Pete Rose following his 1989 ban from baseball. His 1972 book The Boys of Summer on the Brooklyn Dodgers captured the spirit of baseball in a way few authors ever had.