Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted.
Home Run Baker (Elected 1955):
Dave Bancroft (1971)
No titles.
Ernie Banks (1977)
- “Mr. Cub”
- Ernie Banks: Mr. Cub and the Summer of ’69
(Due out in March)
Al Barlick (umpire, 1989)
No titles.
Ed Barrow (1953)
Jake Beckley (1971)
No titles.
Cool Papa Bell (1974
Johnny Bench (1989)
- Catch Every Ball: How to Handle Life’s Pitches
- Catch You Later: The Autobiography of Johnny Bench
- From behind the plate
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baseball
, by Bench
- Johnny Bench: King of Catchers
Chief Bender (1953)
- Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star
- Chief Bender: A Baseball Biography
- Money Pitcher: Chief Bender And the Tragedy of Indian Assimilation
Yogi Berra (1972)
Bert Blyleven (2011)
No titles (yet).
Wade Boggs (2005)
- Boggs!
, by Boggs
- The Techniques of Modern Hitting
, by Boggs
- Wade Boggs: Baseball’s Star Hitter (Taking Part)
Jim Bottomley (1972)
No titles.
Lou Boudreau (1970)
- Lou Boudreau: Covering All the Bases
, by Boudreau
- Player Manager 1ST Edition
, by Boudreau
Roger Bresnahan (1945)
No titles.
George Brett (1999)
- George Brett: From Here To Cooperstown
- George Brett : A Royal Hero
- The George Brett Story
- George Brett: Last of a Breed
Lou Brock (1985)
No titles.
Dan Brouthers (1945)
No titles.
Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown (1949)
Ray Brown (2006)
No titles.
Willard Brown (2006)
No titles.
Morgan Bulkeley (1937, executive)
No titles.
Jim Bunning (1996)
Jesse Burkett (1946)
No titles.
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