This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 3.
| Title | Rank |
|---|---|
| General | |
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend , Tye |
1 |
| The Yankee Years, Torre and Verducci | 2 |
| Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis | 3 |
| As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires, Weber | 4 |
| Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel | 5 |
| Essays and Writing | |
| Moneyball | 1 |
| As They See ‘Em | 2 |
| Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America, Price | 3 |
| Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back, Hamilton and Keown | 4 |
| Now I Can Die in Peace: How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox, Simmons | 5 |
| History | |
| Satchel |
1 |
| Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel | 2 |
| Yogi Berra, Eternal Yankee, Barra | 3 |
| Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, Eig | 4 |
| The Road to Omaha: Hits, Hopes, and History at the College World Series, McGee | 5 |
| Statistics | |
 Watching Baseball Smarter, Hample |
1 |
| Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season | 2 |
| The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Tango et al | 3 |
| Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game is Wrong, Baseball Prospectus | 4 |
| The New Bill James Historical Abstract |
5 |
Analysis: Two books about the lives and deaths of Yankee captains this week.
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