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Foul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark

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SKU 9781684426409

From legendary Ball Four author, Jim Bouton, comes the behind-the-scenes story of Bouton's valiant and determined efforts to save Wahconah Park.

For the first time in two decades, enjoy Foul Ball as never before with freshly edited content and a new foreword from Jim Bouton's wife, Paula.

With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, Bouton recounts his battle against the local elites' efforts to replace one of the oldest parks in the United States against the wishes and votes of local citizens.

But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts.

In a detailed diary–his first since Ball Four–Bouton takes us along on his wild ride, into the teeth of corporate malfeasance, anti-democratic processes, the tyranny of a one-newspaper town, and the real reason why the good old boys wanted to build a new stadium.

Book details

Author
Jim Bouton
Imprint
Turner Publishing Company
Published
Formats
Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects
Sports & Recreation › Baseball › History
Biography & Autobiography › Sports
ISBN-13
9781684426409 (Paperback)9781684426416 (Hardcover)

About the author

JIM BOUTON was an American professional baseball pitcher who won 21 games in 1963 with the New York Yankees and appeared in two World Series. He is the author of Ball Four.

Ball Four, a New York Public Library Book of the Century selection, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books. Bouton also wrote Foul Ball, a diary of his efforts to save Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

When not writing, Bouton played professional baseball for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and 1978, and was one of the creators of Big League Chew. Ball Four transformed sports journalism.

Bouton died on July 10, 2019, at his home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, at age 80.

Size: Paperback

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