Ball Four The Final Pitch [Paperback]

The beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with an updated epilogue by Jim Bouton

When Ball Fourwas first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and social leper. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Following his death, Boutons landmark book has remained popular and his legacy lives on through its many readers, including those who don't ordinarily follow baseball.

For the updated edition of this historic book, Bouton wrote a new epilogue, detailing his perspective on how baseball has changed since the last edition was released.

A book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact it is by no means a sports book. —David Halberstam

Ball Fouris a people book, not just a baseball book. —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt,The New York Times

After his career as a major league pitcher,Jim Boutonwas a writer, businessman, motivational speaker, and ace pitcher for a semipro baseball team near his home in Teaneck, New Jersey. He passed away in July 2019.