Number 1, with and without a bullet

September 19, 2007

Apropos to yesterday’s post on The Babe Ruth Story, these are the only baseball books to make the top spot on The New York Times Best-Seller list, along with the dates of their “coronation”:

  • The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn, May 28, 1972 (a total of 24 weeks on the list)
  • Summer of ’49, by David Halberstam, July 2, 1989
  • Men at Work, by George F, Will, April 29, 1990 (35 weeks)
  • Juiced, by Jose Canseco, March 6, 2005 (8)

Several other baseball titles have crack the NYTBSL, some have even remained thereon for several weeks. Marty Appel, former Yankees PR ace, wrote an article and compiled this list for Sports Collectors Digest.

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