With a seemingly effortless motion, pinpoint control, a blazing, dancing fastball, and an unequaled competitive spirit, Robin Roberts enjoyed one of the most celebrated careers in baseball history. He made his Major League debut in the summer of 1948 and became one of the most notable sports figures of the fifties. His many accomplishments on the mound helped to make him one of the more distinguished residents of Cooperstown, and he will always be remembered as the most dominant National League pitcher of his time. 
In addition, Roberts was as impressive a storyteller as he was an athlete, and his experiences and encounters leading up to, throughout, and following his incredible nineteen-year career made for an extraordinary life. Throwing Hard Easy is Roberts’s own account, recalling his childhood, his playing days, and life after baseball. This edition features new photographs and a new foreword by his son, James Roberts, as well as a new introduction by his coauthor and lifelong fan, C. Paul Rogers III.

Throwing Hard Easy: Reflections on a Life in Baseball

Rogers, C. Paul

Roberts,Robin

Biographies & Memoirs

University Of Nebraska Press

Eddie Robinson’s career lasted sixty-five years and spanned the era before and during World War II, integration, the organization of the players union, expansion, use of artificial turf, free agency, labor stoppages, and even the steroid era. He was a Minor League player, a Major League player, a coach, a farm director, a general manager, a scout, and a consultant. During his six and a half decades in baseball, he knew, played with or against, or worked for or with many of baseball’s greats, including Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Rogers Hornsby, Mickey Mantle, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, George Steinbrenner, Casey Stengel, Bill Veeck, and Ted Williams. The lively autobiography of Robinson, Lucky Me highlights a career that touched all aspects of the game from player to coach to front-office executive and scout. In it Robinson reveals for the first time that the 1948 Cleveland Indians stole the opposition’s signs with the use of a telescope in their drive to the pennant. This edition features a new afterword by C. Paul Rogers III.

Lucky Me: My Sixty-Five Years in Baseball

Robinson, Eddie

Bill Werber's claim to fame is unique: he is the last living person to have a direct connection to the 1927 Yankees, "Murderers' Row," a team hailed by many as the best of all time. Signed by the Yankees while still a freshman at Duke University, Werber spent two weeks that summer of '27 on the Yankee bench to "gain experience"—and was miserable and lonely, ignored by everyone. After graduating in 1930 Werber was back with the Yankees, but he was soon sent to the minors for seasoning (including a stretch with Casey Stengel). He returned to the big leagues in 1933 and was promptly traded to the Red Sox. A fleet-footed third baseman, Werber also played for the Athletics, Reds, and Giants, leading the league three times in stolen bases and once in runs scored. He was with the Reds when they won the pennant in 1939 and 1940. Werber played with or against some of the most productive hitters of all time, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio. Rich in anecdotes and humor, Memories of a Ballplayer is a clear-eyed memoir of the world of big-league baseball in the 1930s.

Memories of a Ballplayer: Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s (Society for American Baseball Research)

Werber, Bill

SOCIETY AMERICAN BASEBALL RESE

Just as 1930s and 1940s Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants pitcher Van Lingle Mungo was surprised that Dave Frishberg wrote a song around his name back in 1969, so he might have been surprised to come across this book in the year 2014. Frishberg's song "Van Lingle Mungo" listed 37 ballplayers in the lyrics. A different version contained three different names. That's a total of 40, and all 40 are represented with biographies in this book. Dave Frishberg himself has been a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) since 1984.  This book, largely comprised of biographies of all the players mentioned in the song, is the product of the hard work and dedication of 31 other SABR members. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts. Included in the book Van Lingle Mungo are The Songwriter Dave Frishberg by Stew Thornley THE PLAYERS Hank “Heeney” Majeski by Mark Hodermarsky Johnny Gee by Armand Peterson Eddie Joost by Bill Nowlin Johnny Pesky by Bill Nowlin Thornton Lee by Gregory Wolf Danny Gardella by Charles Weatherby Van Lingle Mungo by Alan Cohen Whitey Kurowski by Rick Swaine Max Lanier by Gregory Wolf Eddie Waitkus by C. Paul Rogers Johnny Vander Meer by James W. Johnson Bob Estalella by Joanne Hulbert Augie Bergamo by Gregory Wolf Sigmund Jakucki by Gregory Wolf Johnny Mize by Jerry Grillo Barney McCosky by Jim Sargent Hal Trosky by Bill Johnson Augie Galan by Greg King Pinky May by Alan Cohen Stan Hack by Eric Hanauer Frenchy Bordagaray by Norm King Phil Cavaretta by Larry Baldassaro George McQuinn by C. Paul Rogers Howie Pollet by Warren Corbett Early Wynn by David Fleitz Art Passarella by Rob Edelman John Antonelli by Jim Sweetman Ferris Fain by Gregory Wolf Frankie Crosetti by Tara Krieger Johnny Sain by Jan Finkel Harry Brecheen by Gregory Wolf Lou Boudreau by Ralph Berger Frankie Gustine by Gregory Wolf Claude Passeau by Gregory Wolf Eddie Basinski by Dave Eskenazi, Steve Rudman, and Mark Armour Ernie Lombardi by Joe Wancho Hughey Mulcahy by C. Paul Rogers THE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS Roy Campanella by Rick Swaine Johnny Kucks by Alan Cohen Virgil Trucks by Gregory Wolf as well as the full lyrics to the song, how it was recorded, and other tidbits of interest.

Van Lingle Mungo: The Man, The Song, The Players (Baseball Lives)

Sports & Outdoors

Krieger, Tara

Nowlin, Bill

Hulbert, Joanne

Wolf, Gregory

Baldasarro, Lawrence

Finkel, Jan

Baseball

Society for American Baseball Research

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Rogers, C. Paul. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Rogers, C. Paul