Baseball Fiction

[scooter13]

I am interested in getting recommendations from others of novels with a baseball theme. The following are what I have read (three of them) or have sitting on my TBR pile.

"The Dixie Association" by Donald Hays
"Strike Zone" by Jim Bouton and Eliot Asinof
"Coyote Moon" by John A. Miller
"The Veracruz Blues" by Mike Winegardner
"The Great American Novel" by Philip Roth
"Battle Creek" by Scott Lasser
"The Iowa Baseball Confederacy" by W. P. Kinsella
"Southpaw" by Mark Harris
"Summerland" by Michael Chabon

I read "Strike Zone" quite a while ago and enjoyed it at the time. "The Veracruz Blues" had a strong beginning, but sagged at bit at the end. I love the historical nature of the story though. As for "The Great American Novel", that I rank as a great novel in general, not just about baseball.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Stewart]

What about The Natural by Bernard Malamud. Not read it myself, mind.

 

[RAC42]

"The Iowa Baseball Confederacy" by W. P. Kinsella

How about "Shoeless Joe" by W. P. Kinsella. It's the book the movie "Field of Dreams" was based on.

 

[Blindsided]

For love of the Game
by Michael Shaara

 

[scooter13]

Thanks for the suggestions, but unfortunately with all three of these, I have already seen the movie (not knowing they were based off of books). I really don't have a problem going back and reading the book, but I was looking for new suggestions.

 

[blurricus]

"The Brothers K" is about baseball I think.