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.
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“M” is truly an amazing initial for Hall of Famers, isn’t it? Mays, Mantle, Musial, Marichal, , McCovey, Mathewson, no to mention managers such as McCarthy, Mack and McGraw
Connie Mack (Manager; inducted 1937)
- My 66 Years in the Big Leagues, by Mack (1950)
- Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, Macht (2007)
- The Athletics of Philadelphia: Connie Mack’s White Elephants, 1901-1954, Jordan (1999)
- Connie Mack: A Life in Baseball, Davis (2000)
- Connie MacK’s ’29 Triumph : The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Athletics Dynasty, Kashatus (1999)
- Connie Mack’s Baseball Book, Mack (1950)
- Connie Mack: Grand Old Man of Baseball, Lieb (1945)
- FROM SANDLOT TO BIG LEAGUE CONNIE MACK’S BASEBALL BOOK, Mack (1960)
Biz Mackey (Negro Leagues, 2006)
There are no titles for Mackey.
Larry MacPhail (Executive, 1978)
- The Roaring Redhead: Larry MacPhail: Baseball’s Great Innovator, Warfield (1987)
Lee MacPhail (Executive, 1998)
- My Nine Innings: An Autobiography of 50 Years in Baseball, MacPhail (1989)
Effa Manley (Executive, 2006)
- Negro Baseball…before Integration, Manley (2006)
- Queen of the Negro Leagues : Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Overmayer (1998)
- The Most Famous Woman in Baseball: Effa Manley and the Negro Leagues, Luke (2011)
- She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story, Vernick (2010, kids book)
- In addition, Manley is a staple of books about the Negro Leagues.
Mickey Mantle (1974)
Mantle books can be divided into distinct categories: titles published during his playing career; titles published after his retirement; and titles published after his death. In addition, he is a staple of books about the Yankees,home run hitters, and the legends of the game.
- A Hero All His Life, by the Mantle family (1996)
- All My Octobers: My Memories of Twelve World Series When the Yankees Ruled Baseb, Mantle with Herskowitz (1994)
- The Mick, Mantle with Gluck (1986)
- Quality of Courage, Mantle (1964)
- Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever, Tooke (2010, kids book)
- Mickey Mantle: The Yankee Years – The Classic Photography of Ozzie Sweet
- Mickey Mantle: America’s Prodigal Son, Castro (2002)
- Mickey Mantle: The Classic Photography of Ozzie Sweet (1998)
- Explosion! Mickey Mantle’s Legendary Home Runs, Gallagher (1977)
- Letters to Mickey: By the Friends & Family of Mickey Mantle (1995)
- The Mickey Mantle Story, Epstein (1955)
- Mickey Mantle: The Unauthorized Biography, Netley (1992, comic book)
- The Education of a Baseball Player, Mantle (1969)
- Memories of the Mick, Allen (1997)
- Whitey and Mickey, Mantle, Ford, and Durso (1978)
- Mickey Mantle: The Indispensable Yankee, Schaap (1961)
- Mickey Mantle The American Dream Comes To Life, NY Daily News (1999)
- The Last Hero: The Life of Mickey Mantle, Falkner (1995)
- Mickey & Me, Gutman (juvenile, 2004)
- Mickey Mantle: Before the Glory, Hall (2005)
- The Official Baseball Hall of Fame Story of Mickey Mantle, Hall (1990)
- Mays, Mantle, and Snider: A Celebration, Honig (1987)
- Mickey Mantle’s Greatest Hits, Nuttall (1998)
- Mickey Mantle, Mister Yankee, Silverman (1963)
- Mickey Mantle, Hasegawa (1974)
- Mickey Mantle’s: Behind the Scenes in America’s Most Famous Sports Bar, Liederman (2007)
Heinie Manush (1964)
There are no titles on Manush.
Rabbit Maranville (1954)
- Run, Rabbit, Run: The Hilarious and Mostly True Tales of Rabbit Maranville. by Maranville, 1991
Juan Marichal (1973)
- A Pitcher’s Story, by Marichal, 1967
- Juan Marichal: My Journey from the Dominican Republic to Cooperstown, by Marichal with Freedman, due out Oct. 2011
- The Greatest Game Ever Pitched: Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and the Pitching Duel of the Century, by Kaplan, 2011
Rube Marquard (1971)
- Rube Marquard: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, by Mansch, 1998
- Marquard & Seeley, by Hynd, 1996
- How to pitch: Ten great lessons for the boy, by Marquard, 1932
Eddie Mathews (1978)
- Eddie Mathews and the National Pastime, by Mathews and Buege, 1994
- The Eddie Mathews Story, by Hirshberg, 1961
- Mathews also graces the cover of the first issue of Sports Illustrated in 1954.
Christy Mathewson (1936)
- The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century, by Seib, 2003
- Matty: An American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants, by Robinson, 1993
- The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball, by Deford, 2005
- Christy Mathewson, by Hartley, 2004
- Christy Mathewson: A Game-by-Game Profile of a Legendary Pitcher, Mayer, 2008
- Christy Mathewson (Baseball Legends), by Macht, 1991 (juvenile)
- Christy Mathewson;: Baseball’s greatest pitcher,, by Schoor, 1963
- Pitching in a Pinch: or Baseball from the Inside (Bison Book), by Mathewson. There have been several reprintings, most recently by Forgotten Books, 2010
- Mathewson is the subject of Eric Rolfe Greenberg’s classic novel, The Celebrant, originally published in 1983.
- Mathewson was also an author of juvenile fiction, publishing several volumes in the early 1900s.
Willie Mays (1979)
- Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend, by Hirsch, 2010
- Willie’s Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a Baseball Legend, by Kilma, 2009
- Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays, by Mays and Sahadi, 1989
- Willie’s Time: Baseball’s Golden Age (Writing Baseball), by Einstein, 2004
- Willie Mays: Art in the Outfield, by Shannon, 2007
- The Willie Mays Story, by Shapiro,1964
- Willie Mays: The Say Hey Kid, by Smith, 2005 (juvenile)
- The Baseball Life of Willie Mays, by Greene, 1970
- Willie Mays (Black American Series), Burkhardt, 1992
- Willie Mays, by Hano (1966)
- My Life in and out of Baseball, by Mays and Einstein, 1972
Bill Mazeroski (2001)
- Twin Killing: The Bill Mazeroski Story, by Bird, 1995
Joe McCarthy (Manager, 1957)
- Joe McCarthy: Achitect of the Yankee Dynasty, by Levy, 2005
- The Mighty Macs: Three famous baseball managers,, by Van Riper, 1972
- McCarthy is also a staple of books about the Yankees of the 1930s.
Tommy McCarthy (1946)
- Heavenly Twins Of Boston Baseball: A Dual Biography of Hugh Duffy and Tommy Mccarthy, by Hubbard, 2008
Willie McCovey (1986)
There are no titles about McCovey.
Joe McGinnity (1946)
- Iron Man McGinnity: A Baseball Biography, by Doxsie, 2009
Bill McGowan (Umpire, 1992)
- Dean Of Umpires: A Biography Of Bill Mcgowan, 1896-1954, by Luke, 2005
John McGraw (Manager, 1937)
- John McGraw, by Alexander, 1988
- My Thirty Years in Baseball, by McGraw, 1923
- Scientific baseball, by McGraw, 1913
- How To Play Baseball, a Manual for Boys. Includes 32 Illustrations of Big League Stars!, by McGraw, 1913
- Casey and Mr. McGraw, by Durso, 1989
- The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball, by Deford, 2005
Bill McKechnie (Manager, 1962)
There are no titles for McKechnie.
Bid McPhee (2000)
There are no titles for McPhee.
Ducky Medwick (1968)
- The Fierce Fun of Ducky Medwick (American Sports History Series), by Barthel, 2003
José Méndez (Negro Leagues, 2006)
There are no titles for Méndez.
Johnny Mize (1981)
- How to Hit, by Mize, 1953
Paul Molitor (2004)
- Paul Molitor: Good Timing: The Paul Molitor Story, by Broomer, 1994
Joe Morgan (1990)
- Joe Morgan: A Life in Baseball, by Morgan and Falkner, 1993
- Long Balls, No Strikes: What Baseball Must Do to Keep the Good Times Rolling, by Morgan with Lally, 1999
- Baseball my way, by Morgan with Cohen, 1976 (instructional)
Eddie Murray (2003)
There are no titles on Murray.
Stan Musial (1969)
- Stan Musial: Baseball’s Perfect Knight, by St. Louis Post Dispatch, 2010
- Stan the Man: The Life and Times of Stan Musial, by Stewart, 2010
- Musial: From Stash to Stan the Man (Missouri Biography Series), by Giglio, 2001
- Stan Musial: A Biography (Baseball’s All-Time Greatest Hitters), by Stanton, 2007
- Stan Musial: A Biography (Baseball’s All-Time Greatest Hitters), 1964
- Stan the Man Musial: Born to Be a Ballplayer, by Lansche 1994
- Stan Musial: baseball’s durable “man.”, by Robinson, 1963
- Stan Musial: An American Life, by Vecsey, due May 2011
Previous entries:
- Hank Aaron – Earl Averill
- Home Run Baker – Jesse Burkett
- Roy Campanella – Kiki Cuyler
- Ray Dandridge – Buck Ewing
- Red Faber – Frankie Frisch
- Pud Galvin- Tony Gwynn
- Chick Hafey – Monte Irvin
- Reggie Jackson – Bowie Kuhn
- Nap Lajoie – Ted Lyons

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Shouldn’t The Celebrant be listed under Christy Mathewson? Not sure how much Mantle is in the book, but I recently bought a copy of Mickey Mantle’s: Behind the Scenes in America’s Most Famous Sports Bar by William Liederman. I imagine Mickey lifted one or two there.
Not sure what you’re seeing, Kent, but from where I’m looking The Celebrant IS under Mathewson’s entry, (second from bottom item). I should have included, in retrospect, Peter Golenbock’s noel about Mantle, “7.”
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