This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 17.
| Title | Rank |
|---|---|
| General | |
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend , Tye |
1 |
| Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel | 2 |
| Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis | 3 |
| The Yankee Years, Torre and Verducci | 4 |
| Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back, Hamilton and Keown | 5 |
| Essays and Writing | |
| Moneyball | 1 |
| Beyond Belief: |
2 |
| As They See ‘Em | 3 |
| Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America, Price | 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 |
| Worth the Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies, Stark | 4 |
| The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball’s Chosen Players, Megdal | 5 |
| Statistics | |
 Watching Baseball Smarter, Hample |
1 |
| The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Tango et al | 2 |
| Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season | 3 |
| The Bill James Handbook | 4 |
| Baseball America 2009 Almanac |
5 |
Analysis: Satchel and Munson also head the list of general baseball Kindle purchase. Satchel was also No. 19 on the NY Times bestseller list.
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