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Baseball history isn’t just stats—it’s stories. The Baseball Book Club brings the game’s past to life through baseball books, author conversations, and exploring forgotten players, iconic moments, and the stories that shaped America’s pastime.
John Cheslock and Leroy Estep hosts The Baseball Book Club, a sports show with 69 episodes published.
Author Tim Newby will be our guest as he talks about his book on slugger Pete Browning. And the World Series Rewind concludes with the 1986 World Series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox, another classic s
The World Series Rewind continues as we travel back to the unforgettable 1979 Fall Classic , where the "We Are Family" Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in one of baseball's mo
Author David Krell will join us to talk with Leroy about his fascinating book, 1978: Baseball & America In The Disco Era. And The World Series Rewind mini-series continues with the third segment, on the 1962 World Series
Carl Mays killed Ray Chapman in 1920, but what if you could go back in time and alter history? Author Howard Camerik weaves a story in his book The Curse of Carl Mays that changes the course of so many in baseball. He'll
This week on The Baseball Book Club, we rewind all the way back to the unforgettable 1914 World Series — the stunning clash between Connie Mack’s powerhouse Philadelphia Athletics and the “Miracle” Boston Braves, one of
For our 50th episode of The Baseball Book Club, we’re covering two unforgettable baseball lives that took wildly different paths through the game. This week we dive into the career of Hall of Fame third baseman George Br
This week on The Baseball Book Club, we revisit one of the greatest postseason pitching performances in baseball history: Jack Morris and his unforgettable 10-inning shutout in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. More than
This week on The Baseball Book Club, we celebrate the legacy of Carl Yastrzemski — one of baseball’s most enduring icons, the last player to win the Triple Crown before the modern power era transformed the game. From Fen
Author Lenny Levine will be our guest as we discuss his murder mystery novel Diehard Fan, set during the final week of the 1951 season and the historic comeback by the New York Giants. The book tells the story of a boy w
In this episode of The Baseball Book Club, we close out our Deadball Files series. Joined by historian Justin Renaldi, we explore 19th century pitcher Tim Keefe and his dominance, staggering workload, and why his name st
This week, a question that might ruffle a few feathers: why isn’t Jim Thome in the top 100 players of all time? We take a closer look at the numbers, the narrative, and where he may (or may not) belong. The Deadball File
On this episode of the Baseball Book Club, we’ve got a full lineup of baseball history and storytelling. We continue The Deadball Files with guest Justin Renaldi, diving into the life and legacy of 19th-century pitching
The Deadball era comes alive this week on The Baseball Book Club as John is joined by Justin Renaldi of Nostalgic Baseball Geezer to kick off a special four-part series: The DeadBall Files . In this debut episode, the sp
In this episode John and Leroy discuss the life and career of Yogi Berra, #43 on the Joe Posnanski 100. Plus, they will introduce a new book to the club, Tyler Kepner's K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. TheBasebal
In this episode, John will sit down with Pittsburgh native and sports journalist Joe Landolina, a walking encyclopedia of Pittsburgh Pirates history. And we'll shine a light on the overlooked career of Jim Derrington—a n
Season 3 of The Baseball Book Club begins with a look at two of the greatest pitchers the game has ever known. John and Leroy continue their countdown of Joe Posnanski’s The Baseball 100, turning their attention to Tom S
Before the new season gets rolling, we’re tipping our cap to two icons from opposite ends of baseball history. This Best Of episode revisits our conversations on the lightning-fast legend Cool Papa Bell and the smooth, s
In Part 5 of The Best of The Baseball Book Club, we revisit five moments of unlikely home runs and then talk about two monumental moments in World Series history, including a Bill Mazeroski home run for the ages. TheBase
The Best of The Baseball Book Club continues. Compiling segments from various shows, this episode features baseball terminology, five funny moments from Joe Posnanski's book Why We Love Baseball, plus Leroy's Hot Corner
In the third installment of The Best of The Baseball Book Club, we talk about the long endured curse over the Chicago Cubs and the moment that ended it for them on a rainy night in Cleveland. Plus some classic baseball t
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The Baseball Book Club is hosted by John Cheslock and Leroy Estep. The show is categorised under sports (baseball) and has published 69 episodes.
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