This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, August 21.
| Title | Rank |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis | 1 |
| Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel | 2 |
| The Yankee Years, Torre and Verducci | 3 |
| Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend, Tye | 4 |
| As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires, Weber | 5 |
| Essays and Writing | |
Moneyball  |
1 |
| As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires, Weber | 2 |
| Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back | 3 |
| Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book | 4 |
| Nolan Ryan’s Pitching Bible, by House, Rosenthal, Ryan | 5 |
| History | |
| Munson | 1 |
| Satchel | 2 |
| Sports Illustrated’ Baseball Book | 3 |
| Bert Sugar’s Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America’s Greatest Game | 4 |
| Worth the Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies, Stark | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Tango et al | 1 |
| Watching Baseball Smarter, Hample | 2 |
| The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition | 3 |
| Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, by Gennaro | 4 |
| Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game is Wrong, Baseball Prospectus | 5 |
Analysis: Munson ranks # 26 on the latest NY Times’ bestseller list. Ryan’s instructional on pitching moves into the op five. Back to school.
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