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A book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact it is by no means a sports book" —David Halberstam " Ball Four is a people book, not just a baseball book." —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world... read more

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First Sentence

I signed my contract today to play for the Seattle Pilots at a salary of $22,000 and it was a letdown because I didn't have to bargain.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Leonard Shecter (Author)
  2. Jim Bouton
 

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