The beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with a new prologue by Jim Bouton. When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and social leper. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball. For the updated edition of this historic book, Bouton has written a new prologue, detailing his perspective on how baseball has changed since the last edition was released.
- ISBN10 0795323239
- ISBN13 9780795323232
- Publish Date 20 March 2012 (first published 1 July 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint RosettaBooks
- Edition 50th Anniversary, Digital Original ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 496
- Language English