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All the books and writings about the great game of baseball and players are here. Play some of these quizzes and find out what readings you've missed out on!
Editors: Nightmare, Dalgleish, gtho4 Quiz Search:
1 The Greatest Prospect Ever
A quiz about Sidd Finch, the fireballing Mets prospect who rocked the baseball world in 1985. Most questions are taken from his April 1, 1985 profile in "Sports Illustrated".
Average
10 Q
stuthehistoryguy
Apr 01 07
336 plays
2 Literature About Baseball
Some highlights from the wonderful world of baseball literature, with special emphasis on Roger Kahn's 'The Boys of Summer'.
Average
25 Q
chessart
Oct 05 00
1401 plays
3 Jim Bouton's "Ball Four"
One of the New York Public Library's 100 Books of the Century, "Ball Four", is funny, informative, and about much more than baseball in 1969.
Difficult
25 Q
d2407
Feb 16 04
714 plays
4 Talkin' Baseball
This is a quiz about Terry Cashman's "Talkin' Baseball." You'll have to know nicknames and baseball in the 1950s.
Average
20 Q
GoodVibe
Aug 02 02
1236 plays
5 Baseball Literature
Baseball has inspired more great writing than perhaps any other sport. Let's see how well versed you are on America's Pastime...
Tough
10 Q
kmria
Jun 10 02
1164 plays
6 Baseball Music
This is my first quiz. I wanted to do a music quiz, but there were so many of those that I decided to do a baseball one instead. I wonder if music trivia buffs may do better with this quiz than baseball fans.
Difficult
10 Q
JellyTrollMorton
Apr 17 02
1131 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:48 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* Jim Bouton's groundbreaking bestseller, 'Ball Four', is about his experiences with which expansion team?
* Bouton writes about his efforts to get back to the Majors using what pitch?
* Who described some of the bizarre plays during the Mets' first season in his book entitled 'Can't Anybody Here Play This Game'?
* Many of the most entertaining books are written by ex-catchers. Which former catcher wrote about the humorous side of baseball in his bestseller 'Baseball Is a Funny Game'?
* Whose biography is entitled, 'The Catcher Is a Spy?'


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