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In the grip of baseball
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This is a story Yankee pitcher and 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton didn't want told – New York Daily News
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Cup of Coffee: October 2, 2020
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This is a story Yankee pitcher and 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton didn't want told – New York Daily News
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20 Best-Selling Baseball Players Books of All Time - BookAuthority
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Ball Four' author Jim Bouton smoked baseball inside until the very end - Los Angeles Times
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Jim Bouton, 1939–2019 – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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20 Best-Selling Baseball Players Books of All Time - BookAuthority
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Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: The Curse of Kevin Mitchell: Now 32 Years
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The Drill
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Jim Bouton, Yankees pitcher whose 'Ball Four' blew the whistle on baseball, dies at 80
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Opinion, A Celebration of Baseball Rebel Jim Bouton
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Ball Four!” Baseball's Most Controversial – And Best – Book!